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Mid-Continent Railway Gazette
Vol. 45, No. 3, October 2012
This issue includes:
News Items:
- "Tour of the Yards" Revised
- MCRM Welcomes $15,000 Gift
- New Entrance Sign
- Labor Day Members' Picnic
- WC&C #1 Updates
- Engineering Department Notes
- Mechanical Department Notes
- Third Webcam Acquired
- New General Foremen of Rolling Stock
- Operating Crew Woes
- Writes & Photographers Sought
Feature Articles:
- C&NW 1385 Cab Repairs: A Historical Context by Don Meyer - As rebuilding takes place on the C&NW 1385 cab today, we take a look back at previous repairs made in the 1970s.
- An Experiment in Preservation by Jeffrey Lentz - Mid-Continent tests a long-term outdoor storage solution for the LS&I #1 combine car
Published October, 2012.
16 pages, color
Cover photo: But for a few clues, these two artificially aged images appear as if they could truly be scenes directly out of 1917. Prior to their deployment overseas, the real Company E, 2nd Wisconsin National Guard based out of Fond du Lac was assigned to protect railway shipments in the region from sabotage. The large German population within the state caused a fear that German sympathizers from the local population might try to disrupt train movements, prompting the protection. Photo taken July 21-22, 2012. Kelly Bauman photo.
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