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19-Sep-2022 Dennis Hoyne

The William Crooks

On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth Minnesota.
From wikipedia;
Constructed in 1861 for the Minnesota and Pacific Railroad as their number 1,[5] The William Crooks first provided service a year later, in 1862, for the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (into which the M&P had been reorganized).[5] After completion, the locomotive traveled by rail to La Crosse, Wisconsin, then the nearest rail point to St. Paul. From there, it was loaded onto a Mississippi River barge bound for St. Paul. Though it arrived in St. Paul on September 9, 1861, it was not until June 28, 1862, that the passenger equipment arrived and 10 miles (16 km) of track could be laid. The William Crooks carried its first train load of passengers on the same day. The trip began at 2:30 PM from St. Paul with the train and its passengers returning from their 10-mile (16 km) trip to St. Anthony (now Minneapolis) at 6 PM.[6][7] Though the governor of Minnesota, the founder of the railroad, and other dignitaries were the train's first passengers, the train moved into regular service four days later.[2]


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Carl Carbone29-Sep-2022 13:58
What a classic beauty!
Fong Lam29-Sep-2022 10:00
Fabulous shot of this charming old locomotive...love the perspective and available light...V
Charlene Ambrose29-Sep-2022 02:11
It looks like a real old beauty of a train. Nice image of it. V
Allan Jay28-Sep-2022 19:31
Perfect perspective!
larose forest photos28-Sep-2022 17:56
From the days when trains really were beautiful! Great capture of this. V
globalgadabout28-Sep-2022 17:13
an old charmer, and astutely photographed..
Helen Betts28-Sep-2022 16:15
Fine shot of this very old engine, which looks like it's displayed in an actual train station.
joseantonio28-Sep-2022 15:56
nice capture in that interesting light.V.