I took this photo in June of 1991, at the intersection of State Road # 239 and County Line 1000 N, in the rural town of Hesston Indiana just a few miles south of New Buffalo Michigan.For many years, this derelict standard guage industrial 0-4-0 T saddle tank steam locomotive, marked the intersection where to turn east enroute to the nearby Hesston Steam Museum.
The locomotive was sold in recent years, to the Little River Railroad in White Pidgeon Michigan, where it was mechanically restored and now pulls short demonstration tourist passenger trains on a scenic branchline railroad. Steam locomotives like this, were primarilly used for switching industrial operations like quarrys, steel mills, shipyards, and various other heavy industries. Their 4 wheel designed worked well on sharp curves and inside tight industrial confines.
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