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Viewing Album:  Midland Railway
 
By:Brian Long
Dates:9/4/2004 - 6/22/2013
Album Info:Photos of the Midland Railway in Baldwin City, KS. I was a volunteer and member from 2004 to 2013 and thus had ample opportunity to photograph the operations.
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Fireman's View
Title:  Fireman's View
Description:  A look out of the cab as the train approaches milepost 18 on the Midland Railway.
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 10/8/2011 10:44:32 PM
Location:  Baldwin City, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories:  InCab,Action
Locomotives:  MKT 142(RS3M)
Views:  185   Comments: 0
Departing Norwood
Title:  Departing Norwood
Description:  NYC 8255 leads the excursion train as it departs the Norwood depot.
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 10/8/2011 10:45:08 PM
Location:  Norwood, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NYC 8255(RS3)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
MDRY 2507
Title:  MDRY 2507
Description:  The scout train sits on the run around track near the Norwood depot.
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 10/8/2011 10:46:08 PM
Location:  Norwood, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories:  Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  112   Comments: 0
Run Around
Title:  Run Around
Description:  With the scout train giving plenty of clearance, 8255 is switching onto the run around track to go around the excursion train.
Photo Date:  10/8/2011  Upload Date: 10/8/2011 10:46:34 PM
Location:  Norwood, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NYC 8255(RS3)
Views:  235   Comments: 0
MKT 142
Title:  MKT 142
Description:  MKT 142 pulls the excursion train into the Norwood yard limits.
Photo Date:  9/15/2012  Upload Date: 1/21/2013 2:06:43 AM
Location:  Norwood, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MKT 142(RS3M)
Views:  184   Comments: 0
ATSF 999060
Title:  ATSF 999060
Description:  The excursion train rolls over the crest of the grade leading into Norwood.
Photo Date:  9/15/2012  Upload Date: 1/21/2013 2:06:53 AM
Location:  Norwood, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  178   Comments: 0
MKT 142
Title:  MKT 142
Description:  The switchman provides hand signals to the engineer of MKT 142.
Photo Date:  9/15/2012  Upload Date: 1/21/2013 2:07:07 AM
Location:  Norwood, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MKT 142(RS3M)
Views:  153   Comments: 0
Scouts and MKT 142
Title:  Scouts and MKT 142
Description:  A group of boy scouts look on as MKT 142 prepares to leave Norwood.
Photo Date:  9/15/2012  Upload Date: 1/21/2013 2:07:22 AM
Location:  Norwood, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  MKT 142(RS3M)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
Roll-By
Title:  Roll-By
Description:  The Scout Camp Coordinator prepares to do a roll-by inspection of the excursion train.
Photo Date:  9/15/2012  Upload Date: 1/21/2013 2:07:33 AM
Location:  Baldwin City, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MKT 142(RS3M)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
Brakeman's View
Title:  Brakeman's View
Description:  MKT 142 waiting to take the morning scout train to Norwood.
Photo Date:  4/6/2013  Upload Date: 4/9/2013 1:37:19 AM
Location:  Ottawa Junction, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  MKT 142(RS3M)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
GN 32 Cupola
Title:  GN 32 Cupola
Description:  An interior view of the cupola.
Photo Date:  4/6/2013  Upload Date: 4/9/2013 1:37:34 AM
Location:  Ottawa Junction, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories:  InCab
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Views:  146   Comments: 0
MKT 142
Title:  MKT 142
Description:  The scout train waits at Norwood during lunch.
Photo Date:  4/6/2013  Upload Date: 4/9/2013 1:37:47 AM
Location:  Norwood, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  MKT 142(RS3M)
Views:  249   Comments: 0
Afternoon Departure
Title:  Afternoon Departure
Description:  The afternoon scout train about to highball to Norwood.
Photo Date:  4/6/2013  Upload Date: 4/9/2013 1:38:33 AM
Location:  Ottawa Junction, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MKT 142(RS3M)
Views:  119   Comments: 0
Uncoupling
Title:  Uncoupling
Description:  The Scout Camp Coordinator holds on to the cut lever to uncouple MKT 142 from the train.
Photo Date:  4/6/2013  Upload Date: 4/9/2013 1:38:46 AM
Location:  Norwood, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MKT 142(RS3M)
Views:  187   Comments: 0
Kansas Belle
Title:  Kansas Belle
Description:  NYC 8255 leads the Kansas Belle dinner train over the College Street crossing.
Photo Date:  4/6/2013  Upload Date: 4/9/2013 1:39:03 AM
Location:  Baldwin City, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NYC 8255(RS3)
Views:  194   Comments: 0
Dinner Train
Title:  Dinner Train
Description:  The consist of the Kansas Belle dinner train occupying the main line in front of the Baldwin City depot. This necessitated the excursion train using the runaround track and the locomotive shoving the excursion train on the return trip back to Baldwin City.
Photo Date:  6/22/2013  Upload Date: 5/28/2018 3:02:51 PM
Location:  Baldwin City, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories:  RollingStock,Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  27   Comments: 0
ATSF 999060
Title:  ATSF 999060
Description:  Santa Fe waycar 999060 resting at Ottawa Junction prior to the excursion train being shoved back to Baldwin City. The waycar will become the head end for the trip back.
Photo Date:  6/22/2013  Upload Date: 5/28/2018 3:03:47 PM
Location:  Ottawa, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories:  RollingStock,Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  64   Comments: 0
The Point
Title:  The Point
Description:  The conductor covering the point on the reverse (shove) move back to Baldwin City. This ride was the close of my 9 years as a member of the Midland Railway as I moved away from Kansas a week later.
Photo Date:  6/22/2013  Upload Date: 5/28/2018 3:04:13 PM
Location:  Ottawa, KS
Author:  Brian Long
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  81   Comments: 0

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