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**Avantidon** · 07-25-2008, 08:55 AM

Jeff, nice memories now bring those memories to Lancaster and visit the RR Museum of PA just a few miles away from the Host Resort and Cof. Ctr. There you will see many historically significant steam engines and more. Included in the rolling stock collection that exceeds 115 pieces are two GG-!'s and another Loewy designed engine. Also as a tribute to the Studebaker International Meet there will be a Studebaker Commercial Vehicle display ranging from a Coupe Express to a T-Cab including an M series and a PRR "C" Cab. In addition there will also be several other larger Stude Commercial trucks in the exhibit. If you do come and do visit like me both of your passions will be in one place at the same time. Hope to see you there.

BTW this is a really neat memory. Thanks for sharing

**DEEPNHOCK** · 07-25-2008, 12:37 PM

Being the curious sort, I found some other pic's...

**Guido** · 07-25-2008, 01:13 PM

Maybe we can find someone to put the Studebaker logo back on it and return it to its glory days? [}

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**raprice** · 07-25-2008, 01:42 PM

Adding to what Guido said, I wonder if there is any marking at all on the locomotive indicating that it once belonged to Studebaker.
Rog

'59 Lark VI Regal Hardtop

**PlainBrownR2** · 07-25-2008, 03:09 PM

LOL, looks like I got something to do over the weekend......

There's a few people that would probably know on the loco. The Veteran's Park park district more than likely will have some insight on the loco as its owned by the Board of Trustees. The city of Bensenville may have some ideas on the loco, as the park falls into their municipality. There's also researching the Builders Plate(square shiny plate under the smokestack) on the side of the engine, which requires some digging. There's also a physical removing of the paint, which may turn up a ghosted image of the Studebaker number underneath. As to bringing it back, IRM would be the best. However IRM has a full plate already so it may get shelved for a few years with the half a dozen other steam engines on its property. Steam engines and equipment of this nature do not usually operate like our own vehicles. They cannot as easily come in one end of the shop and a year later come out ready to roll. These take money, manpower, and alot of commitment, as well as meeting federal regulations. IRM at the moment has no working steam engines and rumor has it their Frisco 2-10-0 will be rolling out next year on new tires(the flanges it rides upon) after a few years on hiatus while it underwent inspection. So to save the trouble they will dress em up and put em on display, and judging by the display, it has been fairly well cared for. I'd love to see the steam engine but remember these items are a little more involved than just pulling it from the weeds and "turning the key".

[img=left]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/My%201950%202r5%20Studebaker%20Pickup%20with%20turbocharger/P1000137-1.jpg[/img=left][img=right]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00005.jpg?t=1171153370[/img=right]

**Dick Steinkamp** · 07-25-2008, 03:17 PM

I moved to Marshfield, WI in 1953. I was 6 years old. At that time, Marshfield was a fairly major railroad city. Most engines were steam (diesel electric was just coming in there). I moved to Tacoma in 1961. Between 1953 and 1961 virtually all the steam engines disappeared. One was put on display in Wildwood Park during that time and is still there...

Dick Steinkamp
Bellingham, WA

**stude53** · 07-26-2008, 01:55 PM

My daughter and her family live in Gunnison, CO. Denver & Rio Grande Locomotive #268, the last Baldwin Locomotive to operate in the Gunnison, Colorado, area is on display there. You can also buy a book on this train at the Gunnison County Pioneer Museum where D&RGW 268 is located.

[img=left]http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j259/stude53/studesmall2.jpg[/img=left]Bob Feaganes (stude53)
53 Starliner Hardtop
Newton Grove, NC

P.S. - My dad was a railroad man on the RF&P Railroad for 47 years.

**Tom** · 07-26-2008, 03:42 PM

Check out Tom Kepshire's EXCELLENT website on the Studebaker Works in South Bend for historic photos of steam and diesel locomotives at the plants.

http://www.monon.monon.org/rr/studebaker.html

**PlainBrownR2** · 07-27-2008, 12:17 AM

Ah yes here we go. Finally loaded some high res pics to Photobucket from dialup, yeeesh. I rolled down there yesterday to have a look at it. I dunno what Woolworths we're talking about,as I couldn't see anything of the sort [

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)]. I saw a transformer substation and a park district building across the street. I was the only car in a very big and empty gravel parking lot so it wasn't a real terror to shoot it, lol. Still there, although its a train museum for the park district(and closed on a Saturday afternoon, grrr). I got some pictures of the beast outside the chain link fence. There are no real marks(well past marks) to tell if it was an engine for the Studebaker plant, so I'll have to go on word of mouth, or text. There is some Milwaukee Road power behind it, a passenger car(Mt St. Helens), and a rib sided caboose. Both cars need some restoration on the outside as they look to be in pretty bad shape. If necessary I have other photos on hand.

[img=left]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/My%201950%202r5%20Studebaker%20Pickup%20with%20turbocharger/P1000137-1.jpg[/img=left][img=right]http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/PlainBrownR2/DSC00005.jpg?t=1171153370[/img=right]

**DEEPNHOCK** · 07-27-2008, 03:26 AM

<LOL>..... You mean things have changed since 1961?
Great pic's!
That chain link fence one is kind of artsy fartsy
Interesting about the date on the plaque, too....
Might have been a date that will go down in my personal Stude infamy..
You see, it was in October of 1961 (IIRC) that my dad took delivery of his new 1961 Hawk...
Might have been the day I switched from toy trains to toy cars[]
(and the world has never been the same...for me[:0])
Thanks for the update!
Jeff[8D]

quote:Originally posted by PlainBrownR2

Ah yes here we go. Finally loaded some high res pics to Photobucket from dialup, yeeesh. I rolled down there yesterday to have a look at it. I dunno what Woolworths we're talking about,as I couldn't see anything of the sort [

)] [

)]. I saw a transformer substation and a park district building across the street. I was the only car in a very big and empty gravel parking lot so it wasn't a real terror to shoot it, lol. Still there, although its a train museum for the park district(and closed on a Saturday afternoon, grrr). I got some pictures of the beast outside the chain link fence. There are no real marks(well past marks) to tell if it was an engine for the Studebaker plant, so I'll have to go on word of mouth, or text. There is some Milwaukee Road power behind it, a passenger car(Mt St. Helens), and a rib sided caboose. Both cars need some restoration on the outside as they look to be in pretty bad shape. If necessary I have other photos on hand.

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