Re: NNG Last week

Thanks for asking, Don.

It is at the Southern Forest Heritage Museum in Longleaf, Louisiana.

It is the old Crowell Family Sawmill, and their focus has been primarily on the lumbering part of the museum. They have three engines on the property and about 2-3 miles of remaining track. This engine is #202, the last woods engine and woodburner. They also have Crowell #400 and Red River and Gulf #106, which are identical ten wheelers. The 400, like the 202 has been stored outdoors since the operation shut down in 1954, but the 106 has been stored under cover and is in fairly good shape. I spent the week with the museum director and the family going thru the files and discussing their attendence problem. They are not located on a main road (just like the Texas State RR) and have very few visitors. They are getting more volunteers though, and they are beginning to focus in on the RR equipment as a way to draw visitors, since about 75% of the people who show up want to "see the trains".