Huckleberry Railroad
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The Huckleberry Railroad is a narrow gauge heritage railroad
located in Flint, Michigan
, just north of Flint
.
The railroad received its name due to its slowness; it was said a person could jump off the train, pick huckleberries
, and re-board the train as it traveled without difficulty.
Former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
464, an K-27
class, known as "mudhens", 2-8-2
steam locomotive
built by Baldwin Locomotive Works
in 1903, pulls vintage wooden passenger cars over a portion of the original Pere Marquette Railway
roadbed along the shores of Mott Lake.
The other Engines used on the line are,
Former (National Tube Works) 1950 General-Electric 50 ton #7
Former (Badger Army Ammunition) 1950 Plymouth No.11.
Engines Out-of-Service,
Former (Alaskan Railroad) 1920 Baldwin 4-6-0 #152
Former (Potosi & Rio Verde) 1904 Baldwin 2-8-0 #4
Former (Quincy & Torch Lake) 1894 Brooks 2-6-0 #3
Former (American Smelting and Refining Co.) 1950 Plymouth JCD #5
Heritage railway
thumb|right|the Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway]] goes through the [[Khyber Pass]], [[Pakistan]]A heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a railway that is run as a tourist attraction, in some cases by volunteers, and...
located in Flint, Michigan
Flint, Michigan
Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...
, just north of Flint
Flint, Michigan
Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...
.
The railroad received its name due to its slowness; it was said a person could jump off the train, pick huckleberries
Huckleberry
Huckleberry is a common name used in North America for several species of plants in two closely related genera in the family Ericaceae:* Vaccinium* GaylussaciaHuckleberry may also refer to:-Plants:...
, and re-board the train as it traveled without difficulty.
Former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad , often shortened to Rio Grande or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, is a defunct U.S. railroad company. The railroad started as a narrow gauge line running south from Denver, Colorado in 1870; however, served mainly as a transcontinental...
464, an K-27
D&RGW K-27
The D&RGW K-27 class are 3 foot narrow gauge, Mikado type, 2-8-2 steam railway locomotives built for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1903...
class, known as "mudhens", 2-8-2
2-8-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-8-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle , eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...
steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
built by Baldwin Locomotive Works
Baldwin Locomotive Works
The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of railroad locomotives. It was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, originally, and later in nearby Eddystone, Pennsylvania. Although the company was very successful as a producer of steam locomotives, its transition to the production of...
in 1903, pulls vintage wooden passenger cars over a portion of the original Pere Marquette Railway
Pere Marquette Railway
The Pere Marquette Railway was a railroad that operated in the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. The railroad had trackage in the states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and the Canadian province of Ontario. Its primary connections included Buffalo; Toledo; and Chicago.The company was...
roadbed along the shores of Mott Lake.
The other Engines used on the line are,
Former (National Tube Works) 1950 General-Electric 50 ton #7
Former (Badger Army Ammunition) 1950 Plymouth No.11.
Engines Out-of-Service,
Former (Alaskan Railroad) 1920 Baldwin 4-6-0 #152
Former (Potosi & Rio Verde) 1904 Baldwin 2-8-0 #4
Former (Quincy & Torch Lake) 1894 Brooks 2-6-0 #3
Former (American Smelting and Refining Co.) 1950 Plymouth JCD #5