mudchicken (1) Doug: now we know where at least 1 of the CKP SD-9's went after Trinidad. (2) If the railroad museum is only into the mechanical department toys at the expense of paper records, etc. (no library or archival staff) , that outfit fails in my estimation. (3) I put B&O, Sacramento, CRRM and North Freedom higher on the list for that reason.
(1) Doug: now we know where at least 1 of the CKP SD-9's went after Trinidad.
(2) If the railroad museum is only into the mechanical department toys at the expense of paper records, etc. (no library or archival staff) , that outfit fails in my estimation.
(3) I put B&O, Sacramento, CRRM and North Freedom higher on the list for that reason.
Mudchicken,
Please take a look at their website www.nnry.com to get a Small glimpse of what they have, or better yet, take a trip to Ely, and check out their archives, you would be able to spend much more time than you care to reviewing their old records.
When the NNRY closed down operations June 21st, 1983, it was not expected to be a long term shut down. They literally went home, and didn't come back, a true case of the foreman's coat still hanging on the hook where he left it, expecting to come back to work soon.
The unexpected nature of the shut down IS the main reason why it remains so intact, there was no selling off of equipment, or furnishings and fittings, as is common in a business closure. All the old records and files, just sat there waiting for the employees that never returned. For the NNRY, time just STOPPED. It was about as close to the "Twilight Zone" as has ever happened in reality.
B&O, Sacramento, CRRM and North Freedom, may have more records on a multitude of railroads, but, the NNRY has a nearly COMPLETE archive of everything that was recorded on the NNRY. The NNRY's records would only relate to the NNRY, and it's business, but I would imagine that you would be very hard pressed to find another example with as complete of an accounting as the NNRY, Likely second to none, or very few at best.
The NNRY, is NOT only into the mechanical dept. toys at the expense of paper records, etc. etc. etc., but make no mistake about their mechanical dept, it still has all the original tools and equipment to repair and maintain the equipment, that it had as working railroad, It is all still there.
The NNRY, may be out in the Desert, away from population centers, and not have the recognition that other more well known RR's like the C&T or D&S have, but there are few others that can claim the historical Purity that the NNRY has.
Go VISIT the NNRY, before you list others higher, without being more knowledgable about the NNRY.
Now for my own lack of knowledge, what was the CKP?, I am not familiar with it.
Doug
May your flanges always stay BETWEEN the rails
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is quite nice, of course alot of PRR items, but other stuff also. In addition you have the Strasburg RR right across the street, along with the Amish folks.
How cool is it that we have all these to choose from?
I live like 15 mins from IRM and we go at least seven or eight times during the season. I have two sons and they are still excited every time we go. All this has done is make me want to plan a longer trip for all of us. Enjoy them all!
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