Enjoy
sights and sounds of early 1900's railroading. The entire family will
enjoy this unique step back in time to an era before cell phones and
computers. The seven-mile, 50 minute round trip travels over a former
branch line of the Chicago & North Western Railway through
beautiful rural Sauk County countryside. Passengers ride in the comfort
of 1915-vintage restored steel passenger cars.
The smell of coal smoke once again wafted across the valley's around North Freedom on a sunny weekend in August 2011. The occasion was a special appearance of a steam engine brought in especially for this one weekend. The museum's steam engines are being renovated and it is anticipated that some time in 2012 the sound of the museum's steam train whistle will again be heard.
Here, the guest engine pulls the Copper Range #25 passenger coach, and the one following (owned by the Mid-Continent Museum). These coaches were placed into service for this special occasion.
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