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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Coldwater Tri-Chapter Rally - Sunday
Sunday morning hitch-up breakfast usually only consists of coffee, juice, and light pastries. A lot of people are anxious to get on the road so they have their own breakfast in their rigs and skip coming over.
We finished the rally having 57 rigs and 107 people and we have to say "see ya down the road" or at the next rally to all our friends.
At noon Greg Reed posted on Facebook that there were still 11 rigs left at the Fairgrounds. Many of them took advantage of a Father's Day offer for a train ride.
The following is a facebook post by Jim Staudacher about the train and the ride.
Next Chapter 6 Rally will be July 16-19 at the Gratiot County Fairgrounds in Alma Michigan.
We finished the rally having 57 rigs and 107 people and we have to say "see ya down the road" or at the next rally to all our friends.
At noon Greg Reed posted on Facebook that there were still 11 rigs left at the Fairgrounds. Many of them took advantage of a Father's Day offer for a train ride.
The following is a facebook post by Jim Staudacher about the train and the ride.
Coldwater Michigan is
the current home of the Little River Railroad. For Father’s Day, the scenic
railroad has a train excursion from Coldwater to Quincy Michigan. Tickets are
free for fathers accompanied by another family member. The train was pulled by a
1911 Baldwin steam locomotive.
The original Little River Railroad of Townsend Tennessee ordered the custom built locomotive as a small passenger type locomotive which would run on standard gauge track. Number 100 was completed in November of 1911 as a Pacific type (4-6-2) locomotive with four pilot wheels, six drivers, and two trailing wheels. It was the smallest Pacific-type locomotive ever built for standard gauge. This unique engine served as a passenger and logging engine until 1940 when it was sold to the Smokey Mountain Railway. It saw service there until 1955 when it was abandoned in Shook’s gap Tennessee. The story is that it crossed a trestle or bridge which could not safely carry the load and they could not bring it back across. The engine was bought and restored in 1972 and has been in service since pulling excursions on the track at Coldwater.
The train ride took about 1 ¾ hours and top speed reached was about 25mph. At Quincy Michigan, the locomotive decoupled from the train and moved to the back end on a siding track. Then it pulled the train backwards back to Coldwater. There is nothing to compare with the sound of a steam locomotive huffing and puffing along the track and the sound of a steam whistle wailing at each crossing. All along the track were large Tamarak Trees which were reportedly planted every 100 feet at the request of Mrs, Cornelius Vanderbilt (wife of the railroad magnate) to beautify the Scenery.
The original Little River Railroad of Townsend Tennessee ordered the custom built locomotive as a small passenger type locomotive which would run on standard gauge track. Number 100 was completed in November of 1911 as a Pacific type (4-6-2) locomotive with four pilot wheels, six drivers, and two trailing wheels. It was the smallest Pacific-type locomotive ever built for standard gauge. This unique engine served as a passenger and logging engine until 1940 when it was sold to the Smokey Mountain Railway. It saw service there until 1955 when it was abandoned in Shook’s gap Tennessee. The story is that it crossed a trestle or bridge which could not safely carry the load and they could not bring it back across. The engine was bought and restored in 1972 and has been in service since pulling excursions on the track at Coldwater.
The train ride took about 1 ¾ hours and top speed reached was about 25mph. At Quincy Michigan, the locomotive decoupled from the train and moved to the back end on a siding track. Then it pulled the train backwards back to Coldwater. There is nothing to compare with the sound of a steam locomotive huffing and puffing along the track and the sound of a steam whistle wailing at each crossing. All along the track were large Tamarak Trees which were reportedly planted every 100 feet at the request of Mrs, Cornelius Vanderbilt (wife of the railroad magnate) to beautify the Scenery.
Next Chapter 6 Rally will be July 16-19 at the Gratiot County Fairgrounds in Alma Michigan.
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Coldwater Tri-Rally Saturday
Today was the last full day of the Rally. This morning we started the day with another breakfast by Dale & Crew.
For the second morning I did not get a picture of Dale. He was taking the breakfast donations for Escapees CARE. We made $225 for CARE with the breakfast.
I did not take any pictures during the day, during Social Hour, or Dinner. Most of the folks went to Downtown Coldwater during the day to attend the Strawberry Festival.
After dinner we were entertained by a group called Unforgetable. They sang songs from the 20s, 30s. 40s. and 50s. They were quite good and did original arrangements of most of the songs.
After the entertainment Vern Berg started his campfire for the second night. I'm sorry I did not take any pictures of the campfire last night.
Other small groups sat around socializing here and there.
I did not take any pictures during the day, during Social Hour, or Dinner. Most of the folks went to Downtown Coldwater during the day to attend the Strawberry Festival.
After dinner we were entertained by a group called Unforgetable. They sang songs from the 20s, 30s. 40s. and 50s. They were quite good and did original arrangements of most of the songs.
After the entertainment Vern Berg started his campfire for the second night. I'm sorry I did not take any pictures of the campfire last night.
Other small groups sat around socializing here and there.
Friday, June 19, 2015
Coldwater Tri-Rally - Friday
The rally this morning started with breakfast by Dale & the Crew,
After Breakfast we had our Chapter Business Meeting.
After the Business Meeting Bob Jones and Judy Woodham led a 10 mile bike ride.
All the rigs
Tables all set for dinner
4:00 Social Hour and Announcements
Dinner is cooking
Dinner is served
And we finished the evening playing Baseball Bingo and other games
57 total rigs now at the rally.
After Breakfast we had our Chapter Business Meeting.
After the Business Meeting Bob Jones and Judy Woodham led a 10 mile bike ride.
All the rigs
Tables all set for dinner
4:00 Social Hour and Announcements
Dinner is cooking
Dinner is served
And we finished the evening playing Baseball Bingo and other games
57 total rigs now at the rally.
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