Train Festival update

[RobertInOntario]

For a Colorado Railroad fan, the Huckleberry is more than worth it on its own...for general railfans, maybe.

Perhaps the way to package it would be as a three part weekend:
The Junction Valley would be great for the kids:
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There are two attractions at Dearborn...the locomotives in the Museum as well as the Greenfield Village (which operates the only surviving Mason Bogie!!!)
They have 11 steam locomotives total...the highlights are:
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The Torch Lake is the Mason Bogie. Unlike normal locomotives, its drivers swivel like a railroad car truck! It was also one of the earliest locomotives to have an external valve gear...decades before it became common. It was originally build for a 4'1" gauge railroad...but is used on the std gauge Greenfield Village Railroad. I've been dying to see it.

Henry Ford's personal engine, 4-4-0 #7 is also in the museum.

Thanks again for this info, Michael ... I don't know much about the Colorado Railroad but I'm really keen to see any steam power! The pics that I've seen of this railroad on the web look great, so this railroad still interests me. Cheers, Rob