I made many weekend one day roadtrips to Michigan City Indiana, Hesston Indiana, and New Buffalo Michigan during the 1990's.This was the recently restored Pere Marquette/ Chesapeke & Ohio Railroad depot from New Buffalo Michigan. This was on display next to the former Pere Marquette roundhouse and turntable in New Buffalo Michigan. The roundhouse was recently developed intop a small indoor retail mall and fitness gym. The little 2 foot guage Henschel and Sohn industrial 0-4-0 German side tank steam locomotive, was from the nearby Hesston Steam Museum in Hesston Indiana. The little steam engine was severly damaged in the May 1985 Enginehouse fire at the museum, and was now on display after a cosmetic restoration.
Epilouge : It has many years since I have been to New Buffalo Michigan in person. I have
heard that this locmotive was later sold to a private individual elsewhere and was
eventually removed from the site. The Roundhouse I was told became a fitness
gym for weight lifters, and the old turntable was removed and is now in operation
at the Michigan State Trust for Railroad Preservation Museum, located in the
town of Owasso Michigan. If anybody has any further information of photos of
this photo location, I would love to hear from You.
Thank You.
Eddie K.
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