From Wisconsin DOT Facebook page:
The tender is already in Ohio, according to online reports.
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| Author: | as12 [ Thu Dec 03, 2015 7:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Mid-Continent Sends Woodward Iron #41 to Ohio |
Mid-Continent uploaded a video today of Woodward Iron #41 (A 2-10-0) being loaded onto a truck and sent out. According to the video description, the loco will be loaded on a flatcar and shipped to Ohio. Does anyone know where exactly the locomotive is being sent, and why it is being sent there? I saw #41 back in July and she sure was pretty, despite being in rough shape. I hope this move marks a turn in events for her, and results in being moved undercover and possibly given a coat of paint. The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByA-1mQ70Dg |
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Thu Dec 03, 2015 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mid-Continent Sends Woodward Iron #41 to Ohio |
It was reported yesterday at Trains.com Newswire that it's headed to the Age of Steam collection/roundhouse at Sugar Creek. |
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| Author: | Tom Davidson [ Thu Dec 03, 2015 8:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mid-Continent Sends Woodward Iron #41 to Ohio |
Number 41 was purchased at Mid Continent's auction by the Age of Steam Roundhouse organization earlier this year. I understand logistical considerations delayed the move until now. She is reportedly enroute to Sugarcreek, Ohio. If the Age of Steam's web site or Facebook site doesn't currently have this information, I am sure they will be updated soon to include more details. Tom |
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mid-Continent Sends Woodward Iron #41 to Ohio |
From Wisconsin DOT Facebook page: The tender is already in Ohio, according to online reports. |
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mid-Continent Sends Woodward Iron #41 to Ohio |
By Mike Laabs, Facebook post to "Abandoned Rails": 
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| Author: | Topfuel [ Fri Dec 04, 2015 12:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mid-Continent Sends Woodward Iron #41 to Ohio |
Boy, there's some serious money being spent to move that thing. |
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| Author: | Bobharbison [ Fri Dec 04, 2015 1:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mid-Continent Sends Woodward Iron #41 to Ohio |
Is she that heavy, or are the load ratings on the roads just really low? |
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| Author: | hamster [ Fri Dec 04, 2015 1:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mid-Continent Sends Woodward Iron #41 to Ohio |
Bobharbison wrote: Is she that heavy, or are the load ratings on the roads just really low? The word I got from an observer who talked to the crane operators was just under 100 tons. The truck move was about 7 miles to the next town where the Wisconsin & Southern has a yard with the necessary access. |
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| Author: | J3a-614 [ Fri Dec 04, 2015 2:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mid-Continent Sends Woodward Iron #41 to Ohio |
Glad to see she's going to a good home! For comparison, I understand this is a standard or stock Baldwin locomotive that was inspired by the famous "Russian" Decapods, and is a near twin to Strasburg 90 and several others of the type that are still around, including some that ran on the Gainesville Midland. |
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| Author: | Tom Davidson [ Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mid-Continent Sends Woodward Iron #41 to Ohio |
Please don't accept this as gospel because I'm not sure how authoritative my source might be. In any case, I heard it as general information, without specifics. I was told that at least one bridge on the only practical access roadway has a very strict weight restriction that required special precautions. That seems to be consistent with the design of the highway vehicle, which obviously spread the weight out pretty effectively. Tom |
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| Author: | Charlie [ Fri Dec 04, 2015 11:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mid-Continent Sends Woodward Iron #41 to Ohio |
Major kudos to the truck driver and all involved for maneuvering that rig around those narrow streets and backing it into position at the museum. |
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| Author: | pweeden [ Sun Dec 06, 2015 2:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mid-Continent Sends Woodward Iron #41 to Ohio |
Here's a split-screen time-lapse video from the museum's two webcams showing the lift onto the heavy haul truck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdn1mNwzlHI |
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| Author: | HudsonL [ Tue Dec 08, 2015 7:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mid-Continent Sends Woodward Iron #41 to Ohio |
http://www.midcontinent.org/members-bbs ... b4c4#p4051 |
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| Author: | HudsonL [ Wed Dec 09, 2015 9:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mid-Continent Sends Woodward Iron #41 to Ohio |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNIZHJAI47s |
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| Author: | as12 [ Wed Dec 09, 2015 11:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Mid-Continent Sends Woodward Iron #41 to Ohio |
I know Age of Steam is privately owned, and doesn't make their every move public; but is it known what the plan is for #41? |
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