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Very small wooden NP caboose |
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Someone spent quite a long time on this. Its pretty amazing to see up close, although it could use a good dusting. |
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7/16/2013 Upload Date: 1/25/2014 12:46:57 PM |
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Toppenish, WA |
| Author: |
Gregg Bartley |
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Old NP Poster showing a pre-eruption Mt. St. Helens |
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Little did they know what was in store for the future.... |
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7/16/2013 Upload Date: 1/25/2014 12:50:11 PM |
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Toppenish, WA |
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Gregg Bartley |
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One of a kind spreader |
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This is from the museum website: he Northern Pacific purchased five new Mann McCann ballast spreaders from the St. Paul Foundry in 1921. These spreaders were used during the summer months to pull ballast back up onto the roadbed and during the winter to plow snow from the tracks. Snow was pushed from one track of the double track line by the Mann McCann spreader. Following this the rotary snowplow was used to throw the snow off the second track. The Mann McCann could accomplish its task quicker and the rotary could finish the job. NP 642 (BN 972602 after the merger) was used on Stampede Pass for snow removal until approximately 1985. It also served as part of a wrecking train according to one of the old operators. After its retirement it sat unused on a spur track just off of Meade Avenue in Yakima, WA. Acquisition was sought by the Yakima Valley Rail & Steam Museum Association. In July of 1996 the spreader was purchased from the Burlington Northern for $1,000. The Washington Central Railroad donated the shipping and moved it to Toppenish. BN 972602 is the last remaining Northern Pacific Mann McCann spreader. It is currently on display at the Northern Pacific Railway Museum in Toppenish. Restoration was started in August 2002. Plans are to return it to its steam era appearance. |
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7/16/2013 Upload Date: 1/25/2014 12:54:01 PM |
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Toppenish, WA |
| Author: |
Gregg Bartley |
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NP Caboose |
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Sure miss the days when all freights had a caboose on the tail. Somehow, it still doesnt seem correct when I watch a freight train pass and the last car is a container car, just the same as the last 75 cars. |
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7/16/2013 Upload Date: 1/25/2014 12:56:11 PM |
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Toppenish, WA |
| Author: |
Gregg Bartley |
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Assorted vintage freight cars. |
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The museum takes these out on occasion and makes a special freight train run for photographers. The tank car was for hauling kerosene. |
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7/16/2013 Upload Date: 1/25/2014 12:58:17 PM |
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Toppenish, WA |
| Author: |
Gregg Bartley |
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NP 44-tonner |
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Of course, everyone knows the story of why these guys were 44 tons and not 45? If a locomotive weighed 45 tons or greater, then union rules of the day stated that they must be manned by an engineer and an fireman. Anything less could be run by a single engineer. Hence, the 44-tonner was invented. |
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7/16/2013 Upload Date: 1/25/2014 1:03:59 PM |
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Toppenish, WA |
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Gregg Bartley |
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NP 12(44Tonner) |
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Various vintage track signals. |
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It was difficult getting any kind of decent shot of these due to the angle of the very bright sun that morning. Notice the old wig-wag type on the right. |
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7/16/2013 Upload Date: 1/25/2014 1:00:39 PM |
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Toppenish, WA |
| Author: |
Gregg Bartley |
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Signal |
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