In one of our many trips back and forth to Alabama from central Florida in 2019, we detoured off the highway to see what we could find at the Kirby Family Farm. There was no one around and the gates were wide open so we went in and looked around. We were hoping to find someone to give us some info (and permission) about the place, but it was deserted.
These were the trains we saw:
Vulcan/Custom Fabricators: diesel-hydraulic, from Great America (#19), Santa Clara, CA then Williston Crossing RV Resort, was a 2-4-0.
1910 Porter 2-4-0 (#4643): Named Beatrice, built as a 2-4-4RT, rebuilt as a diesel hydraulic, from Opryland, Nashville, later Astroworld, Houston, then Six Flags America, Mitchellville, MD.
Crown Metal Products (Elizabeth): named Sam Houston while at Six Gun Territory (1964-1984), Silver Springs, then displayed in Atlanta
1954 Baldwin RS-4-TC: USAF #1248. Construction number 61203 is from the Baldwin Small Locomotive Division that still used the Whitcomb builders numbers.
Plymouth mining locomotive.
P.S. I emailed the owners from their website and told them I had stopped by and did some pics/video. They said it was cool, so thumbs up on not getting arrested for trespassing.
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