A piece of IC history preserved

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snoopy55
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A piece of IC history preserved

Post by snoopy55 » Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:02 am

In 1962 an IC Steam Engine was saved from the scrap yard by a group of volunteers in Centralia Ill and restored. See how it was moved down over 3500 feet of city streets here:


http://www.ageofsteammemorial.org/index.htm
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Re: A piece of IC history preserved

Post by Burlington_Northern_3140 » Tue Oct 14, 2008 3:31 am

Great to see a train saved from scrap!
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