Well, I would have no idea. The railway hear is named for the town of Jefferson, Texas and the bayou affectionately called Big Cypress Bayou for all the cypress tress along the bayou.
Cool, you were right about the sound, there's no stack talk at all, almost like she's just sitting at idle. And I have to say it again, that is a cute steamer.
Well the injectors still work fine they just leak a little bit. I think he said something about the injectors aren't supposed to get below 70 Degrees F. There used to be 2 Crowns there, this locomotive's sister was sold off in the '80s to son Warner Brothers store in Atlanta, GA for display. For the most part the train is original other then the one indoor car. The train cars the aren't modified have the 6Gun medallions on them that were originally cast for them.
I mistyped some son. The railway is pretty fun. The only thing that urks me is the trash all along the tracks. During the train ride we photographed a few alligators on the bayou. The thing that makes the locomotive match the town is that the town is the 5th oldest in the state of Texas.
Yeah, trash along the ROW is pretty much a plague suffered by railroads everywhere, I hate the people that do it. How big of a tourist draw is the line?
HA! I'm from Atlanta, and I know her sister locomotive fairly well; I didn't know that they were both from Six Gun Territory, though. It used to be displayed with a crew of various Warner Brothers characters in the cab, and a "WB" shield in place of the number-plate, but since then the locomotive has been stripped of these and is still painted with a grey boiler and blue trim, with a black stack, cab, and tender.
And injectors, along with the lubricators, are usually some of the more "delicate" parts of a steamer, so that doesn't really surprise me. That's pretty awesome that they decided to keep the Six Gun embelms on the equipment, too; most railroads probably would have removed them.
The emblems were cast onto the trains cars and not easily removed. You might want to check out their site. Just google Jefferson Railway and it should be at the top of the list. Both locomotives were built at the same time for Six Gun Territory which operated in Florida. For the most part the train ride was actually boring although a bit fun. Its mainly because the engine didn't make much noise and with such a light load he could have gone a bit faster with the engine.
Lawl, don't worry, I've been to their site before, but they don't have all of this information up there. An yah, it's a good whistle, it sounds like a buckeye 3 chime. If there are any homes by the tracks the owners bitch chronically about things like that (even though in most cases the railroad was there first).
I have no idea what type of whistle it is. The railway itself isn't near any houses except for at the station. At the second wye on the opposite end of the railway is an RV park owned by the railway. The RV park has a makeshift train station for use in October when they have their big event with the corn maze and their special "Runaway Fright Train". They hire people to be on the side of the tracks in costume to scare people at a very low speed.
Meh, I guess it's just the preference of the engineer, then. Ha, and having people in costumes randomly jump out at you when you're moving at 5 mph sounds more annoying than scary.
I think its quite a bit more then people jumping out saying booh. I haven't personally ridden the train in October. One other event that they host every year is they put christmas lights and decorations all along the tracks along the entire line. And on New Years Eve they shoot off fireworks at the RV park. Originally the family that bought the railway never had any experience of railroading before buying into this railway.
The Christmas and New Years runs sound good, if I lived by there I'd go see it. And I was kind of able to tell that it was probably family run; I know I said it earlier, but the line really looks like a friendly and down-to-earth operation.
I don't know about the railway, but the town is one of the biggest tourist draws in the state from what I've heard. I think here's also an old steam boat that runs in Jefferson somewhere. Yeah, you did say down-to-earth before.
Yup, the boat is the sternwheeler Graceful Ghost, but I'm not sure if it's still in operation. I think there is one vid of the boat on youtube, though.
I rode this train at the 9pm ghost run and absolutely loved it. Worth going to Jefferson and visit the old general store on the square too. Very historical town!
Hey, I owned a Thorobred racehorse whose registered name was Cypress Bayou. I called him Cymon for short. I wonder if he was named for this!!
livkit 3 years ago
Well, I would have no idea. The railway hear is named for the town of Jefferson, Texas and the bayou affectionately called Big Cypress Bayou for all the cypress tress along the bayou.
railsrust 3 years ago
Cool, you were right about the sound, there's no stack talk at all, almost like she's just sitting at idle. And I have to say it again, that is a cute steamer.
SR722 3 years ago
Well the injectors still work fine they just leak a little bit. I think he said something about the injectors aren't supposed to get below 70 Degrees F. There used to be 2 Crowns there, this locomotive's sister was sold off in the '80s to son Warner Brothers store in Atlanta, GA for display. For the most part the train is original other then the one indoor car. The train cars the aren't modified have the 6Gun medallions on them that were originally cast for them.
railsrust 3 years ago
I mistyped some son. The railway is pretty fun. The only thing that urks me is the trash all along the tracks. During the train ride we photographed a few alligators on the bayou. The thing that makes the locomotive match the town is that the town is the 5th oldest in the state of Texas.
railsrust 3 years ago
Yeah, trash along the ROW is pretty much a plague suffered by railroads everywhere, I hate the people that do it. How big of a tourist draw is the line?
SR722 3 years ago
HA! I'm from Atlanta, and I know her sister locomotive fairly well; I didn't know that they were both from Six Gun Territory, though. It used to be displayed with a crew of various Warner Brothers characters in the cab, and a "WB" shield in place of the number-plate, but since then the locomotive has been stripped of these and is still painted with a grey boiler and blue trim, with a black stack, cab, and tender.
SR722 3 years ago
And injectors, along with the lubricators, are usually some of the more "delicate" parts of a steamer, so that doesn't really surprise me. That's pretty awesome that they decided to keep the Six Gun embelms on the equipment, too; most railroads probably would have removed them.
SR722 3 years ago
The emblems were cast onto the trains cars and not easily removed. You might want to check out their site. Just google Jefferson Railway and it should be at the top of the list. Both locomotives were built at the same time for Six Gun Territory which operated in Florida. For the most part the train ride was actually boring although a bit fun. Its mainly because the engine didn't make much noise and with such a light load he could have gone a bit faster with the engine.
railsrust 3 years ago
The saddest part is that the engineer didn't use the whistle much or ring the bell at all.
railsrust 3 years ago
Lawl, don't worry, I've been to their site before, but they don't have all of this information up there. An yah, it's a good whistle, it sounds like a buckeye 3 chime. If there are any homes by the tracks the owners bitch chronically about things like that (even though in most cases the railroad was there first).
SR722 3 years ago
I have no idea what type of whistle it is. The railway itself isn't near any houses except for at the station. At the second wye on the opposite end of the railway is an RV park owned by the railway. The RV park has a makeshift train station for use in October when they have their big event with the corn maze and their special "Runaway Fright Train". They hire people to be on the side of the tracks in costume to scare people at a very low speed.
railsrust 3 years ago
Meh, I guess it's just the preference of the engineer, then. Ha, and having people in costumes randomly jump out at you when you're moving at 5 mph sounds more annoying than scary.
SR722 3 years ago
I think its quite a bit more then people jumping out saying booh. I haven't personally ridden the train in October. One other event that they host every year is they put christmas lights and decorations all along the tracks along the entire line. And on New Years Eve they shoot off fireworks at the RV park. Originally the family that bought the railway never had any experience of railroading before buying into this railway.
railsrust 3 years ago
The Christmas and New Years runs sound good, if I lived by there I'd go see it. And I was kind of able to tell that it was probably family run; I know I said it earlier, but the line really looks like a friendly and down-to-earth operation.
SR722 3 years ago
I don't know about the railway, but the town is one of the biggest tourist draws in the state from what I've heard. I think here's also an old steam boat that runs in Jefferson somewhere. Yeah, you did say down-to-earth before.
railsrust 3 years ago
Yup, the boat is the sternwheeler Graceful Ghost, but I'm not sure if it's still in operation. I think there is one vid of the boat on youtube, though.
SR722 3 years ago
i was there for a civil war days in may
loveforhistory 3 years ago
I rode this train at the 9pm ghost run and absolutely loved it. Worth going to Jefferson and visit the old general store on the square too. Very historical town!
unkonshus 3 years ago