Olaf Rasmussen Wrote:
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> The last train was operated on March 6, 1971 by
> engine 7. This 1925 Baldwin engine was acquired
> from the Thunder Lake Logging Co that ran out of
> Rhinelander, Wisconsin, and was placed in service
> on October 31, 1941. The engine was donated to
> the Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation in
> 1972, and returned to Rhinelander in February,
> 1973, for preservation in the municipal logging
> museum. Grades on the FCM were up to 3 percent,
> hence the dramatic action on the uphill run. An
> excellent article with great photos is in the
> Colorado Rail Annual No. 11. (in my view the last
> two photos taken by Ernie in the above postings
> are still the most dramatic)
In return Colorado Railroad Museum got South Park 191 that had been used by the Thunder Lake Logging Co. and placed on display at Rhinelander.
CRRM also was donated Ferrocarril Mineral de Chihuahua #4 which was in turn sold to Genessee County (Huckleberry RR)
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