No. 9 has been restored to its West Side Lumber Company look, as it appeared in the late 1950s.

No. 9 is being changed off for No. 6 at the enginehouse lead.

Engines 6 and 9 are steaming up for another day pulling passengers at the reunion.

No. 6 working the hill as it pulls its short train into Snipe Run.

Heaven for a steam fan! Two narrow gauge locomotives, hot and under full pressure. Note how West Side Shay No. 9 towers over the smaller SS&S No. 6. The reunion is one of the rare occasions tha... (more)

SS&S 6 pulls into North Station (ex-CB&Q; formerly at Hillsboro, Iowa). The water tower is from Bevier, Missouri and was purchased in 1963 from the Bevier & Southern.

Pulling into Snipe Run with the first train of the morning.

The pressure gauge inside the cab of SS&S No. 6. No question as to which railroad it came from.

The fireman adjusts the oil fire in West Side Lumber Company Shay No. 9 as it circles the loop.

The oil fire roars as the engineer brings Surry, Sussex & Southampton 2-6-0 No. 6 up the short grade into Snipe Run. This was one loud ride!

West Side Lumber Co. No. 9 and Surry, Sussex & Southampton No. 6 steaming up at the Midwest Central Shop before a day out on the line pulling passengers.

German built 0-4-0T No. 16 being fired up at the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion. This engine is always under steam in case one of the others has mechanical problems. In all the years I've been go... (more)

West Side Lumber Shay No. 9 pauses for a drink at the restored water tower located at Snipe Run.

The LOUD whistle installed on Surry, Sussex & Southampton 2-6-0 No. 6.

Surry, Sussex & Southampton No. 6 digs in as it starts a heavy passenger train towards South Station on the Midwest Central. This locomotive hauls thousands of passengers each year during the ann... (more)