Midwest Central RR 2008 - 0-4-0T #16

Here's some footage I shot of the Midwest Central Railroad during the 2008 Old Threshers Reunion in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. This video features the Henschel 0-4-0T #16 steam locomotive. This engine was built in 1951 in Germany and is the only coal-burner on the MCRR. I like to call this engine "Percy" due to its many resemblances to the Thomas & Friends character. He's one neat little engine!

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Midwest
• Central
• Railroad
• MCRR
• 0-4-0T
• Henschel
• 16
• Percy
• steam
• locomotive
• narrow
• gauge
• Mt
• Pleasant
• IA
• Old
• Threshers

[RCdash9]

Is this a 3 foot gauge line? Cause it looks like one.

[EverywhereWest]

Yes, it's the last 36" narrow gauge line in Iowa.

[Matt3985]

Why was it not pulling anything? =(

[EverywhereWest]

Usually for the first 2-3 days of the Reunion #16 doesn't pull anything, although sometimes it pulls the freight train, which is cool to see. I think on Sunday and Monday it pulls passenger trains. I've only got to videotape it once pulling a train. I agree, it needs some cars behind it!

[ReevesMan88]

The #16 is a backup engine if the #6 or #9 have problems the #16 pulls the train until the engine that is down gets fixed. It

[EverywhereWest]

I heard from someone recently who works on the MCRR that they are working on replacing the boiler of #6, and it may not be operating for the next reunion ? If that's the case, I'd guess we'd be seeing a little more of #16, which I have to admit I wouldn't mind at all!

[Strasburg1991]

@RCdash9 yea, my friend and i will hopefully go there when its finished!!

[thaihungthinh]

made in Germany

[RCdash9]

@EverywhereWest Cool! Over in New Jersey they have little a 36" narrow gauge line called the Pine Creek Railroad, and they also run steam engines. There's this one 2-6-0 steam engine #46, that should be up and running by 2011 or 2012.

[fordsuckbigtime]

nice whistle

[andrewbnsf]

What kind of whistle does #16 have on her in this video?

[run202run]

Probably out of recycled Tiger tanks lol

[trainlover479]

i would love to have that engine, green, steam, and reliable, EVERYTHING I WANT IN AN ENGINE :-)

[baudolino9]

the Selfkantbahn engines have a similar design, but they are not build by Henschel but by Jung Locomotive Works in 1956. Cab and frame design, size of the side water tanks are different.