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Ted Rita

May 25, 2010 02:06PM

Registered: 15 years ago
Posts: 17

The Hesston Steam Museum will kick off our 54 season this Memorial Day Weekend.

Lined up for operation:
Lima's Last Narrow Gauge Shay ex New Mexico Lumber Company #7 / Oregon Lumber Company 107.

2' gauge Orenstein and Koppel 0-8-0 outside frame locomotive.

Plus motor Car rides this weekend. Our railroad travels through deep woods and 5% + grades.

We are double heading 1/4 scale streamlined 4-8-4 and 4-6-4 steam locomotives both from the former Melrose Park, IL Kiddieland Limited Railroad on our 14" gauge. There will also be numerous 7.5" gauge steam and gas engines running on that railroad.

See the progress made on our 1911 HK Porter 3' gauge locomotive being restored.

Other steam equipment operating:
97 ton Browning Locomotive Crane (standard gauge), Steam Powered traction engine, and steam powered electric light plant.

Our sawmill will also be in operation.

Hope to see some of you there!

Ted Rita
General Manager
Hesston Steam Museum

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Subject	Author	Posted
Hesston Steam Museum Opening weekend!	Ted Rita	May 25, 2010 02:06PM
Re: Hesston Steam Museum Opening weekend!	Fuggy	May 25, 2010 04:32PM
Re: Hesston Steam Museum Opening weekend!	Ted Rita	May 26, 2010 07:47AM
Re: Hesston Steam Museum Opening weekend!	CCSII	May 26, 2010 04:31PM
Re: Hesston Steam Museum Opening weekend!	Ted Rita	May 26, 2010 05:54PM
Correct Shay Number	LOGGERHOGGER	May 26, 2010 06:03PM
Re: Correct Shay Number	OLCO107	June 05, 2010 08:32PM
Correct Shay Number	LOGGERHOGGER	May 26, 2010 06:04PM
Re: Correct Shay Number	Ted Rita	May 26, 2010 06:34PM
Re: Correct Shay Number-#7	John E. Bull	May 29, 2010 12:06PM
Re: Correct Shay Number-#7	Jim Grigsby	May 29, 2010 12:58PM
Re: Correct Shay Number-#7	John E. Bull	May 31, 2010 11:51AM
Re: Correct Shay Number-#7	Taylor Rush	June 01, 2010 09:25AM
Re: Correct Shay Number-#7	Ted Rita	June 01, 2010 09:30AM
Re: Correct Shay Number-#7	Jerry Huck	June 01, 2010 09:38AM
Re: Correct Shay Number-#7	Ted Rita	June 01, 2010 09:45AM
Re: Correct Shay Number-#7	Chuck Doan	June 01, 2010 11:11AM
Re: Correct Shay Number-#7	John E. Bull	June 01, 2010 02:41PM
Re: Correct Shay Number-#7	SMITTY	June 01, 2010 08:27PM
Re: Correct Shay Number-#7	John E. Bull	June 01, 2010 09:51PM
Re: Correct Shay Number-#7	Taylor Rush	June 01, 2010 09:23PM
Re: Correct Shay Number-#7	Taylor Rush	June 02, 2010 08:52AM
Re: Correct Shay Number-#7	J.B.Bane	June 02, 2010 10:00AM
Re: Correct Shay Number-#7	OLCO107	June 11, 2010 04:50PM
Re: Correct Shay Number	LOGGERHOGGER	June 02, 2010 10:54AM
Re: Correct Shay Number-Seven	John E. Bull	June 03, 2010 06:54AM
Re: Hesston Steam Museum Opening weekend!	Gavin Hamilton	May 27, 2010 01:22AM
Re: Correct Shay No. 7 was on county tax roll as #107	John E. Bull	June 06, 2010 03:20PM

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