I took this now rare and historic photograph, during an August
1984, Railroad Club of Chicago fantrip excursion to the Hesston
Steam Museum in northwest Indiana. www.hesston.org
One year after I took this photograph, the museum's engine
house building burned to the ground on the opening day
weekend in May of 1985. The museum's 1927 built Shay
steam logging locomotive sown here, suffered bad damage,
and the wooden cars in this photo, were destroyed by the fire.
This very family friendly operating museum attraction, has
since rebounded very nicely. The Shay locomotive has since
been mechanically restored as well.
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