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Video: Poway Midland RR 0-4-0

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Posted by Firelock76 on Saturday, November 12, 2011 9:47 PM

I suspect the headlight is European, unless it was fabricated especially for the locomotive.  Oh, I did an on-line search for the Poway Midland.  They've got a nice website that answered all my questions in my previous post.

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Posted by Rikers Yard on Saturday, November 12, 2011 12:30 PM

   Very nice! Where did they get that headlight? Idon't recall ever seeing one like that.

                                                                                               Tim

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Posted by Firelock76 on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 3:58 PM

What a beautiful little engine!  The fireboy seems to really know his business as there's little to no smoke.  Is it oil-fired?  And what can you tell us about the Poway Midland, I've never heard of it.

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Video: Poway Midland RR 0-4-0
Posted by Ray Dunakin on Saturday, October 22, 2011 2:18 PM

Last Sunday our club had its annual picnic at Old Poway Park in Poway, CA. At the park they have a beautiful, 1907 Baldwin 0-4-0 steam locomotive that runs on a 42" gauge track around the park. I spent much of my time there shooting video of this train and got a lot of interesting and unusual shots, which I've edited into a nifty video for YouTube:

 

http://youtu.be/E_SE7M9ThrI

 

This locomotive was originally an industrial saddle-tank engine. It was later bought by a private individual who "backdated" it and converted it to use a tender. 

 

Enjoy!

 Visit www.raydunakin.com to see pics of the rugged and rocky In-ko-pah Railroad!

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