Indiana railway museum #97
Indiana railway museum #97
There was a posting on chaski on moguls, and someone mentioned the ol #97 mogul at Indiana railway museum...I posted a couple threads on it, about how I fired it many years ago......got out in the shop, found some old photographs, and stirred up many happy memories. Wanted to start a new posting here on 97, maybe we can bring some more people out of the wood work, who had experience on this engine....would love to hear about it !!!
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Re: Indiana railway museum #97
Where all did it go after it was retired from service in 1970?
Re: Indiana railway museum #97
It went to the southern indiana railway tourist museum......the frenchlick, west Baden and southern. It ran a tourist line on the old monon from frenchlick to cuzco.
Re: Indiana railway museum #97
It was a sad day in Brownville when they were prepping it for shipment. A friend of mine has the scale ticket from them weighing the engine on their track scales. I could never bring myself to go back to the M&G after the diesel took over.
BTW, the stack already has a hole rusted through its side while still running in Alabama!
BTW, the stack already has a hole rusted through its side while still running in Alabama!
Dan Watson
Chattanooga, TN
Chattanooga, TN