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Whiskey River's MoW diesel, "Santa Fe" 2416 |
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This engine, seldom seen in operation by visitors, is used almost exclusively for track work. It saw heavy use last year when flooding rains in August caused several washouts on the Whiskey River. |
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7/13/2019 Upload Date: 7/23/2019 2:08:36 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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"Gracy" at the Whiskey River Railway roundhouse |
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After I photographed Gracy at the station, I assumed it had departed with another load of passengers like usual. However, after boarding 1919 (second train behind it after that of "Melody Ranch Special"), here it was uncoupled from its coaches and sitting outside the roundhouse. |
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7/13/2019 Upload Date: 7/23/2019 2:15:53 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Another look at "Gracy" from the far side of the loop |
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7/13/2019 Upload Date: 7/23/2019 2:44:43 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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No. 1919 eases our train through the hard left turn at the back corner of the pond |
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Trains reduce their usual sedate pace to an absolute crawl entering this, the tightest curve on the railroad. |
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7/13/2019 Upload Date: 7/23/2019 2:48:24 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WRRW 1919(4-6-2) |
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Our train coming back from the farms passes "Oakland Acorn" on its way out |
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Although the Whiskey River Railway runs in one direction around a big loop, there are several points where the loop is pinched together creating the impression of opposing trains meeting on a double-track line. |
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7/13/2019 Upload Date: 7/23/2019 2:55:05 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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Closer look at "Oakland Acorn" and crew passing our train |
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This locomotive was built by George Reddington in 1950. When first in service on the Whiskey River, it had a metal cab and running boards and was lettered "Denver & Rio Grande" on the tender. Per photos in my family's albums, this appearance lasted only about a year in the early '90s. |
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7/13/2019 Upload Date: 7/23/2019 3:03:19 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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Whiskey River 1919 chugs around the curve heading for the tunnel |
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This stretch, almost back to the station, is one of the few places where Whiskey River engineers often open up the throttle a bit, which combined with a slight upgrade generates some stack talk from the 16" gauge engines which are typically very quiet the rest of the way. |
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7/13/2019 Upload Date: 7/23/2019 3:05:51 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WRRW 1919(4-6-2) |
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"Melody Ranch Special" leads its train out of the Little Amerrika park grounds as our train returns |
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7/13/2019 Upload Date: 7/23/2019 3:07:16 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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Whiskey River Railway #1919 |
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No. 1919 simmers in the station after our run. |
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7/13/2019 Upload Date: 7/23/2019 3:08:14 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WRRW 1919(4-6-2) |
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Whiskey River 1919 rounds the bend approaching the tunnel back to the park |
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Whiskey River Railway Day 2021 (like nearly every other event everywhere, it was cancelled in 2020), the day when they run as many locomotives and trains as possible, ideally with all four of their operational steam locomotives. |
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7/17/2021 Upload Date: 8/19/2021 1:33:10 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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| Title: |
Toooooooot! Toot! |
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This is a popular spot to shoot this 16" gauge light railway, as they come down the back stretch on the return to the Little Amerricka park grounds. A slight uphill grade toward the tunnel makes for some stack talk from the steam locomotives, and there's always a whistle salute! The four tracks here belie the simple nature of the Whiskey River Railway's layout. Train is on the inbound main, to the right is the old outbound main (which, like the inbound main, goes through the tunnel), branching off of it is the "storage tunnel" lead (where the coaches are parked when not in use), then to the far right is the current outbound main. Trains pass through here after having gone through the Whistle Stop Campground loop (opened in 2017), then out to the farm fields before looping back to the amusement park. |
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7/17/2021 Upload Date: 8/19/2021 1:44:47 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WRRW 1919(4-6-2) |
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"Gracy" brings its train back from the Whistle Stop Campground |
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Note the electronic bell on the ground, which provides the auditory warning for this crossing (the "toy" mechanical bells on top of the signals are disabled). This is unique on the Whiskey River Railway, the other crossings either use the "toy" bells or have full-size mechanical ones mounted in their place. |
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7/17/2021 Upload Date: 8/19/2021 1:47:53 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Outbound "Gracy" meets inbound "Oakland Acorn" |
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Or "Meeting of the 12s" as both engines carry the number 12. I've yet to get an answer as to if there's a story behind that. Most of the Whiskey River Railway's "prototype" freight rolling stock is based on either open gondolas or livestock cars (since those seem to be most suited to carrying passengers) and lettered for D&RGW, C&NW or Milwaukee Road. |
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7/17/2021 Upload Date: 8/19/2021 1:48:08 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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"Oakland Acorn" whistles for the tunnel as "Gracy" heads out to the farms |
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The oil-fired 4-6-2 was built by George Reddington in 1950. |
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7/17/2021 Upload Date: 8/19/2021 1:50:05 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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Now "Melody Ranch Special" rounds the bend on the back stretch |
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This SP "Daylight"-painted 4-6-2 was built and named for Gene Autry's Newhall, CA movie ranch. He eventually sold it to Travel Town at Griffith Park in Los Angeles. The original, matching coaches for it are still there. |
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7/17/2021 Upload Date: 8/19/2021 1:52:44 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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"Melody Ranch Special" and train rounding the curve |
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...with the C&NW "cabooseola" bringing up the rear. |
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7/17/2021 Upload Date: 8/19/2021 2:09:19 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Choo Choo, Coming Through! |
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"Melody Ranch Special" has a deeper-toned whistle than the other Whiskey River Railway steam locomotives, mounted under the frame. |
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7/17/2021 Upload Date: 8/19/2021 2:12:21 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Now little "Gracy" chuffs through the curve |
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This diminutive coal-fired Atlantic was built in 1969 for the Sanford Zoo Train in Florida, and named for its builder, Norman Gracy. |
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7/17/2021 Upload Date: 8/19/2021 2:12:53 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Gracy's train, complete with red D&RGW caboose |
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Gracy is lettered for the Rio Grande Southern (which to my knowledge, in real life never rostered any Atlantics). When it first arrived on the Whiskey River Railway, "Oakland Acorn" was lettered D&RGW. All of the 16" gauge rolling stock not lettered "Whiskey River Railway" is either lettered for those two Rocky Mountain roads, or represent a more local flavor with C&NW and Milwaukee Road. |
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7/17/2021 Upload Date: 8/19/2021 2:13:13 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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No. 1919 whistles through the crossing on its way out of the campground |
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7/17/2021 Upload Date: 8/19/2021 2:13:35 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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No. 1919 now enters the curve on its last "revenue" circuit for Whiskey River Railway Day 2021 |
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7/17/2021 Upload Date: 8/19/2021 2:14:31 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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Chugging upgrade into the tunnel for the last time (today) |
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7/17/2021 Upload Date: 8/19/2021 2:14:45 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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"Melody Ranch Special" heads out to the fields one more time for the day |
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Train is on the new (since 2017) outbound main, having just come off the campground loop. Track in the middle is the storage tunnel lead (where the coaches are parked when not in use) and in the foreground is the old outbound main, which runs through the tunnel parallel to the inbound main (out of picture). |
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7/17/2021 Upload Date: 8/19/2021 2:15:05 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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No. 1919 shoves its train into the storage tunnel as "Melody Ranch Special" makes its way back from the fields |
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At the conclusion of Whiskey River Railway Day 2021, the 1919 (after also picking up the two coaches which had been part of "Oakland Acorn"'s train on this day) made a "deadhead" run out through the tunnel, utilizing the now seldom-used portion of the outbound main between the switches where the campground loop branches off and then re-joins. |
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7/17/2021 Upload Date: 8/19/2021 2:15:20 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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Closer look at Whiskey River No. 1919 as it shoves the coaches into the storage tunnel |
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This coal-fired Pacific was completed in 1996 by Little Amerricka general manager and chief engineer Darrell Klompmaker. It is named for late park founder Lee W. Merrick, and numbered for the year he was born. |
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7/17/2021 Upload Date: 8/19/2021 2:15:39 PM |
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Marshall, WI |
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The San Francisco Zoo's "Little Puffer" steam train makes the rounds |
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11/12/2021 Upload Date: 11/24/2021 2:10:59 PM |
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San Francisco, CA |
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"Little Puffer" storms around the bend past Wolf Canyon |
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This 22" gauge Cagney 4-4-0 is thought to have been built in 1904, making it older than most operational standard gauge steam locomotives! It was brought to what was then the Herbert Fleishhacker Zoo in 1925 (hence the number it carries) and operated for 53 years before being retired in 1978. It was restored to operation in 1998 and converted to natural gas firing. |
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11/12/2021 Upload Date: 11/24/2021 2:11:14 PM |
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San Francisco, CA |
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County Zoo Pacific 1924 "Irwin Maier" in the station for boarding |
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After the 2024 operating season, No. 1924 will join its former stablemate Atlantic No. 1916 at the Riverside & Great Northern in Wisconsin Dells, and the days of steam on the 15" gauge North Shore Bank Safari Train will come to an end. |
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7/20/2024 Upload Date: 7/24/2024 9:02:35 AM |
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Milwaukee, WI |
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R&GN 1916 takes on water between Pumpkin Train runs |
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10/12/2024 Upload Date: 10/16/2024 8:38:06 PM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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R&GN 1916 simmers as passengers board at Hyde Park Station |
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10/12/2024 Upload Date: 10/16/2024 8:41:12 PM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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GoPro shot of R&GN 1916 simmering while loading another run of the Pumpkin Train |
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10/12/2024 Upload Date: 10/16/2024 8:45:20 PM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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R&GN 1916 "fireman's side" |
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Quotation marks because these 15" gauge locomotives are a one-man operation! |
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10/12/2024 Upload Date: 10/16/2024 8:51:44 PM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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R&GN 1924 "William E. Gardner" tops off with water for its next Pumpkin Train run |
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The big Pacific has now joined its ex-Milwaukee County Zoo stable-mate Atlantic No. 1916 on the RGN. Both were built by the Sandley Light Railway Equipment Works, which was based here at the RGN, so this is a homecoming of sorts for them. Formerly named for Milwaukee Journal chairman Irwin Maier (the Journal funded the purchase of the locomotives for the Zoo); upon arrival at the RGN it was renamed for former Wisconsin & Southern Railroad CEO Bill Gardner, who funded its sale "back" to RGN. |
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10/12/2024 Upload Date: 10/16/2024 8:55:33 PM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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RGN 1916 steams past the shops complex with an eastbound Pumpkin Train return trip |
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10/12/2024 Upload Date: 10/16/2024 9:02:14 PM |
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Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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