Locomotives at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum (Duluth, MN)

 

Second Trip to the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, GA

 

1910 ALCO 4-6-2

1919 Baldwin 4-4-0

1923 Heisler 2Tr

1881 Baldwin (Burnham) 4-4-0 #5892 in Troy, AL

 We took a day trip on a cold January day to seek out some Bama trains. We found this 1881 Baldwin 4-4-0 at the Heritage Museum in Troy, AL.

Here's the video if you wanna check that out:

The Museum of Transportation in Saint Louis, MO (Part 2)

 

This next set of trains from Saint Louis is from 1905-1940:

The Museum of Transportation in Saint Louis, MO (Part 1)

There were so many train at the museum that I even had to split the YouTube videos into four parts! The trains in this video are pre-1900:

So Many Trains at the Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA

 

Our final stop before we hopped on the Amtrak to head back to Orlando was to the Travel Town Museum. This was like an open park with trains all over. There were so many I even had to split it into two videos. The first part here shows these trains:

1909 ALCO 2-8-0 (#46456)

1902 ALCO 2-6-2 (#26264)

1918 Baldwin 0-6-0 (#48273)

1864 Norris Lancaster 4-4-0 (#12)

1941 GM EMD Model 40

1955 Baldwin RS-12 (#76105)

1899 Baldwin 2-8-0 (17187)

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The Steam Trains at Disneyland

 

The main reason we took our cross country trip was to go to Disneyland. Working on the Disneyworld Railroad in Florida made us real curious about seeing the California trains. Here's the trains that were running that day:

1894 Baldwin 2-4-4T (#14065)

1925 Baldwin 2-4-0 (#58367)

1955 WED Enterprises* 4-4-0 (#1)

*WED means Walter Elias Disney. This train was build for the park. Later, they discovered it was easier and cheaper to buy and refurbish a locomotive. They carried this idea when they built in Florida.

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Mystery 1880's Manchester 4-4-0 Locomotive Dug Up in Mulberry, FL

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This train was found accidentally after it had been buried in the ground for more than 100 years. The story about its discovery is here. It is now on display outside the Phosphate Museum in Mulberry.

The General, a 1906 Glover 0-4-0T, and a Merci Boxcar in Kennesaw, GA

Our next stop of the day was at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, GA. We had made a quick stop earlier in Marietta, GA to see a 1916 Glover 2-6-0T. The main attraction here was obviously "The General".

1856 Danforth, Cooke, Co. 4-4-0 in the Atlanta Cyclorama

One of the weirdest stops of our day, after visiting the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Ga, was to try and see the "Texas" from the Great Locomotive Chase. It is on display at the Atlanta Cyclorama, but unfortunately not open to the public yet. I tried valiantly to get some pics and video. However this is what happened:

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1919 Baldwin 4-4-0 (#52207) at the Southeastern Railway Museum

We made our way out of the main building at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, GA, to the outside (but still covered) displays. After finding a Heisler and an ALCO on the inside, we finally found what I was looking for: the Baldwins!

1919 Baldwin 4-4-0

1856 Mason Machine Works 4-4-0 (B&O Railroad Museum)

Between 1830 and 1855, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) increased its track mileage from 13 to 411 miles. Locomotive designs improved to meet the increasing demands. The most popular passenger locomotive in the 19th century was the "American" type 4-4-0. In 1856, the B&O ordered two "American" type locomotives from Mason Machine Works in Taunton, Massachusetts, one of which was the No. 25. William Mason, the founder of the Mason Machine Works, who introduced the idea of turning out locomotives of beauty as well as utility.

1876 Baldwin 4-4-0 (#3972) at the Smithsonian

This was from my trip to the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington DC. There were three trains on display: 

1831 Stephenson & Co. 2-4-0

1926 ALCO 4-6-2

and this
1876 Baldwin 4-4-0

From Mexico to the Mouse: The Walt Disney World Locomotives

I worked from 1989-2019 an engineer on the Walt Disney World Railroad. I have been associated with these trains in one way or another, for over 30 years. And they have a fascinating history...