Hold Up of The Sumpter Valley Railway
by Ira Marcus
Title
Hold Up of The Sumpter Valley Railway
Artist
Ira Marcus
Medium
Photograph
Description
According to the Sumpter Valley Railway website Engine 19 was built for the Sumpter Valley Railway by the American Locomotive Works in 1920, this 113-ton Mikado type was the last new steam locomotive purchased by the line. Though built for service in Oregon, number 19 also operated on the White Pass & Yukon in Alaska before being retired in 1958. In 1977 the Sumpter Valley Railroad Restoration Inc. returned the locomotive to Oregon, and undertook a complete restoration. Repairs were completed in 1996, and number 19 has been in regular service ever since. In this image we see a reenactment of a typical train hold up performed for tourists in 2016. The sepia treatment gives it a feel of a bygone era.
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August 22nd, 2022
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