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On Display

A shopping center along Highway 193 is the host of these two displays.
Locomotive is Porter 0-4-0T #3609 blt 1906. Built as Salem Brick & Lmbr #5, to
Slidell Brick & Tile #5. Then sold through a series of private owners and ending
up on display.
Georgetown Shortline Live Steam

Off of Main Street is a neat little live steamer. Fairs are quite reasonable.
(update: Noted as of Jan. 2007, all rails have been taken up.
Future unknown to me.)

A Private Collection

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This is a private collection I've ran across in Georgetown. The owner is Brooke Rather and he does
restoration work as a variation of BLH Corp. This collection changes over time as projects are completed
and new ones brought in.
(* This unit, Hawaii Ry #5, has been restored and loaned to an eastern US museum.
History is HRy #5, to Tahoe, Trout Creek & Pacific, to storage Chama,NM, to
Georgetown,CA for restoration.
To see #5 restored click here.)

A second trip revealed some more equipment.
The 5/8 scale #68 came from Astroworld Theme Park in Houston,TX.
Originally #1 on the "610 Limited Train Ride. Was later sold and served
the Silverwood Central in Idaho. Then spent time in storage in Durango.

The last two pics are ex Hawaiian Phillipine Co #s 8 and 9.
Histories provided by John Goldie are:

1899 Baldwin, cn16438, 0-6-2T Honolulu Plantation Company #2, "Halawa" Hawaiian Philippine Company #8

1916 Baldwin, cn43246, 0-6-2T Honolulu Plantation Company #5, "Manana" Kahuku Plantation Company #? Hawaiian Philippine Company #9

    
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