Vintage Train Ride USA | Monticello Railroad Museum in Small Town Illinois
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Vintage Train Ride USA | Monticello Railroad Museum in Small Town Illinois
I spent a summer weekend afternoon in Monticello, Illinois, riding the vintage diesel train at the Monticello Railroad Museum. The ride was about an hour long, slow and peaceful, and it felt like I had stepped back in time. The trains run every weekend from May through early October, and if you time it right, you might even be able to catch the ...
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Located in the town of Monticello, Illinois, the Monticello Railway Museum operates weekend tourist trains over a section of track that was once part of the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. One of the most notable in the collection is Southern Railway number 401, a 2-8-0 “consolidation steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1907. The 401 was acquired by the museum in 1967. In 2010, 401 was completely restored to operating condition. Let’s take a look at some scenes of 401 pulli
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Located in the town of Monticello, Illinois, the Monticello Railway Museum operates weekend tourist trains over a section of track that was once part of the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. One of the most notable in the collection is Southern Railway number 401, a 2-8-0 “consolidation steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1907. The 401 was acquired by the museum in 1967. In 2010, 401 was completely restored to operating condition. Let’s take a look at some scenes of 401 pulli
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