Midwest Central RR 2011 - 2-6-0 #6

Here's some video I shot of the Midwest Central Railroad during the 2011 Midwest Old Threshers Reunion in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. This video features some of the highlight shots I took of the railroad's 2-6-0 steam engine "Maria," #6. The engine was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1891, and is the railroad's prized steam engine. This year, it turned out to be the only steam locomotive running for Old Threshers, since the Shay #9 is now at the Georgetown Loop in Colorado, and the tank engine #16 had boiler problems and couldn't run. I was sure glad to see #6, though, because this was the first year it's run during most of the reunion since 2008!

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Midwest
• Central
• Railroad
• MCRR
• 2011
• Old
• Threshers
• Reunion
• Mount
• Pleasant
• Iowa
• IA
• 2-6-0
• Mogul
• steam
• locomotive
• narrow
• gauge
• train
• trains

[pennyf9]

awesome, they are restoring an other mogul i think.

[EverywhereWest]

@pennyf9 They are, engine #2. Its tender is being restored right now.

[rjmcrr]

were can you get into mcrr?

[innocenceportrayed]

Lol. I know. 7-10 years. My uncle Matt is president(last i checked) of MCRR

[ReevesMan88]

@innocenceportrayed The shay will be back it is leased to the Georgetown Loop Railroad

[innocenceportrayed]

I grew up in the engine of this...engine and I can honestly say I've never heard it called Maria. I will miss the Shay, it is my favorite. I love sitting up there with Uncle Matt or my Cousin Paul. (= But we had the 12 a long long time ago, I have a really old picture of it in my office so although I'll miss the shay, the 12 was good too.

[MidwestCentralRR]

I really like your videos. I can't wait until the one later this year because they're getting a new engine from Georgetown Loop Railroad.

[ReevesMan88]

This is a great video enjoy your videos.