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Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Steam Train approaching depot. Hesston Steam Museum. Hesston Indianna. June 1987.
A beautiful bright sunny afternoon in june of 1987, is spent at the Hesston Steam Museum. This Museum, wich features antique steam trains , farm tractors, and antique automobiles is located in Hesston Indianna, Just a few miles south of New Buffalo Michigan. The green 4 wheel industrial "Meter Guage" steam side tank locomotive is from Czechloslovakia. The open coaches seen in the photograph were originally from Chicago's Brookfield Zoo. The Zoo railroad closed on Labor Day weekend 1985. In 2002, the Brookfield Zoo's 3 Locomotives and coaches were officially donated to the Hesston Steam Museum.
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