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Don's Rail Photos
Hesston Steam Museum
Laporte County Historical Steam Society
1 was built by Arnold Jung in 1918, #2845, for Imperial German Army, 0-8-0T. It was sold by Gewerkschaft Sophia-Jacoba, unknown number in 1920 and sold to Elliott Donnelley in 1966. It sent to Wisconsin Dells in 1967. It was rebuilt by Sandley Light Railway Equipment Co as a 2-8-0 as "Milwaukee Road 1". It was relettered as Brookfield, Salt Creek, & Western 1 "Feldbahn" for the Brookfield Zoo and later stored in a garage in Brookfield. It wss then donated to LaPorte County Historical Steam Society as Hesston Steam Museum.
2 was built by H K Porter Co in December 1909, #4841, as Compania Agricola de Guatemala 55. It was renumbered 1 and sold to Elliott Donnelley in 1961. It was sent to Hill City, SD, and moved to Cicero, IL in 1964. It was sent to Hesston, IN, in July 1966, and donated to LaPorte County Historical Steam Society in 1968. It was lettered as Flying Dutchman RR 2.
7 was built by Lima Locomotive Works on November 20, 1929, #3345, for Hofius Steel & Equipment. It was sold as New Mexico Lumber Co 7 and returned to Hofius on December 13, 1933. It was sold as Oregon Lumber Co 7 on July 7, 1937, which was merged as Edward Hines Lumber Co in December 1960. It was sold to Elliott Donnelley in 1961 and leased as Black Hills Central RR 77. It was sent to Hesston in June 1970 donated to LaPorte CHSS in 1985. It was damaged in an engine house fire in 2006 and converted as a wood burner. It was restored as OLCo 6 on July 18, 2006.
17 was built by H K Porter Co in October 1920, #6580, as Comparnia Agricola de Panama 65. It was transferred as CAdeG 17 in 1957 and sold to Gilmore Car Museum in September 1965. It was later sold to Hesston and still needs much work.
125 was built by Ceskomoravska Kolben-Danek in 1940, #1930 as Adolf Meyer AG 125. It was sold to George Mohum in California in 1971 and resold to Hesston.
242, 24" gauge 2-4-2 built by Sandley at Wisconsin Dells in 1972, #18. as C&O 242. It was built for Elliott Donnelly for the Brookfield Zoo lettered as BCS&W 242. It was stored in a garage in Brookfield and then moved to Hesston, IN.
99-3361, Dh2, was built by Orenstein & Koppel in 1938, #13200, as Mecklenburg Pommersche Schmalspurbahn 13. It became Deautsche Reichsbahn 99.3361 in January 1950 and sold to George Mohum in 1972 and resold to Hesston.
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