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Mid-Continent Railway Gazette
Vol. 45, No. 2, June 2012
This issue includes:
News Items:
- Lackawanna #425 update
- Free train ride policy
- DM&IR C-74 caboose refurbishment
- A thank you letter
- Museum food service
- 2012 summer staff
- New ticket machine
- Third webcam update
- WWI encampment
Feature Articles:
- 1385 Steams in 1963 by Dave Wantz - a recollection of Mid-Continent's beginnings
- Mid-Continent Railway Museum from Above by Jeffrey Lentz - aerial images of Mid-Continent Railway Museum and rail line
- Aboard a 1907 Steam Locomotive by Peter Potzek - one member's memorable ride in and above C&NW #1385
- April's Aerobatics Display - a photo story showing the recent shuffling of display equipment using a crane
Published June, 2012.
28 pages, color
Cover photo: This August 16, 2011 aerial view of Mid-Continent Railway Museum's North Freedom yard showcases the impressive collection that the museum and its members have acquired. Only the most devoted museum visitors make it all the way to the south end of the property. The collection's growth over the years has in fact presented operational problems from the very beginning when the rail line was a single track except for a passing track at Quartzite Lake. Storage tracks have been added over the years at just a fast enough pace to store the rolling stock on hand. While space always seems to be found, retrieving a car from one of hte buildings often involves complex switching maneuvers that use every last foot of available storage space. While adding a Coach Shed #2 remains as a long-term plan, adding another yard display track near the freight house to ease crowding is on the Operations Department's nearer-term wish list. Jeffrey Lentz photo.
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