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  1. The General, Ready For Boarding

    The General, Ready For Boarding

    City Island Railroad, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Engine has been converted to propane firing.
  2. The General, Ready For Boarding

    The General, Ready For Boarding

    City Island Railroad, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Engine has been converted to propane firing.
  3. Steaming up The General

    Steaming up The General

    City Island Railroad, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Engine has been converted to propane firing.
  4. The General's Cab

    The General's Cab

    City Island Railroad, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  5. Crown Metal Engine Plate

    Crown Metal Engine Plate

    This is a photo of an engine plate from a Crown steam engine.
  6. Ken Williams on "Little Toot"

    Ken Williams on "Little Toot"

    This picture, first of all, was NOT taken by me! I do not know who the photographer was. It was probably taken in the early 1960's, and is definitely taken on the Williams' farm, where the Crowns were manufactured. That's Ken Williams himself at the throttle of this little 15" gauge...
  7. Knoebel's Crown

    Knoebel's Crown

    Crown steamer found at Knoebel's Amusement Park, in Pennsylvania.
  8. Omaha Zoo Railroad

    Omaha Zoo Railroad

    #119 pulls its train past the zoo's Giraffe Complex.
  9. Omaha Zoo Railroad

    Omaha Zoo Railroad

    #119 pulls into the Omaha Depot, located near Dairy World in the Henry Doorly Zoo.
  10. Omaha Zoo Railroad

    Omaha Zoo Railroad

    #119 waits to depart Kenefick Station, located in the African Veldt section of the Henry Doorly Zoo.
  11. Omaha Zoo Railroad

    Omaha Zoo Railroad

    A view of #119's cab on the Omaha Zoo Railroad in Nebraska.
  12. Omaha Zoo Railroad

    Omaha Zoo Railroad

    #119 steams past private residences which are just outside the zoo's fence.
  13. Omaha Zoo Railroad

    Omaha Zoo Railroad

    A close up of Crown 4-4-0 #119. Engine built in 1968 to resemble Union Pacific's famous "Golden Spike" locomotive.
  14. Omaha Zoo Railroad

    Omaha Zoo Railroad

    #119 and its train at Pachyderm Hill at the Omaha Zoo. Similar to previous photo but closer in on the engine.
  15. The General

    The General

    This is "The General", a 24-inch gauge Crown which can be found at the Gold Coast Railroad Musuem in Miami, Florida. The engine has been equiped with compressed air which is used to run the engine in lieu of steam. However, it is also still capable of being coal-fired and running on...
  16. The General

    The General

    This is "The General", a 24-inch gauge Crown which can be found at the Gold Coast Railroad Musuem in Miami, Florida. The engine has been equiped with compressed air which is used to run the engine in lieu of steam. However, it is also still capable of being coal-fired and running on...
  17. The General

    The General

    This is "The General", a 24-inch gauge Crown which can be found at the Gold Coast Railroad Musuem in Miami, Florida. The engine has been equiped with compressed air which is used to run the engine in lieu of steam. However, it is also still capable of being coal-fired and running on...
  18. Omaha Zoo Railroad

    Omaha Zoo Railroad

    #119 waits at Kenefick Station
  19. Omaha Zoo Railroad

    Omaha Zoo Railroad

    4-4-0 119 and its train at Kenefick Station
  20. Omaha Zoo Railroad

    Omaha Zoo Railroad

    Looking back from 119's cab as the train rounds a curve


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