Some Old Timers

The 1385 & the 1776

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From Ted Lontkowski come these pictures of the 1385 and 1776. The 1385 photos were taken at Butler in 1987, which was the last year the 1385 handled the Circus Train and probably was the last time the engine was at Butler. Chris Burger tells us the lettering on the auxiliary water car and a couple of other details on the locomotive that changed over the years confirm the 1987 date. Ted’s first 18 years of railroading were with the C&NW, then to the SOO, CP, SP and finally the UP in Texas. Thanks, Ted and Chris!


Three views of the 1385 at Butler, WI in 1987

	Here’s the 1776 with its Bi-Centennial paint job at West Bend, WI in late 1975 or early 1976. Lots of railroads had Bi-Centennial engines, but this was one of the few whose actual number was 1776. That’s Ottens store in the background, once a fixture in West Bend.

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Revised: 03/23/08