- Lumberjack Steam Train
The Lumberjack Steam Train is a passenger excursion train operated by the
Laona and Northern Railway , aheritage railroad located inLaona, Wisconsin and part of theCamp 5 Museum .The train is hauled by a
steam locomotive that was built in 1916 by theVulcan Iron Works inWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania . It was purchasedSeptember 22 ,1926 , and was brought to Laona for use in theforest industry . The train consists of the steam locomotive and two steel passenger coach cars and three cabooses.The American Car and Foundry Company built the coach named the “Hamilton Roddis”, in 1923 for the
Soo Line Railroad . The Barney and Smith Company built the coach named the “Otter Creek” in 1911 also for the Soo Line Railroad. It was rebuilt in 1941.Two cabooses have unique cupolas and offer “up in the trees” views of the passing forest. These 18 passenger cabooses were purchased in 1965 and 1966 from the
Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway . The third caboose is Soo Line Railroad caboose number 147.The Lumberjack Steam train is operated by the non-profit Camp 5 Museum Foundation, Inc. The train runs three miles from the outskirts of Laona, Wisconsin to the museum site.
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List of heritage railroads in the United States External links
* [http://www.camp5museum.org/ Lumberjack Steam Train]
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