TIL about the final "intact" Santa Fe 2-8-2 on earth: ATSF 4076. Lost in a flood in the 50's, Santa Fe wrote off the 176 ton locomotive as it disappeared in a flood when the Kaw River burst its banks in Topeka,KS. Recent amateur archaeology rediscovered the tender in the mud, the locomotive attached
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
TIL about the final "intact" Santa Fe 2-8-2 on earth: ATSF 4076. Lost in a flood in the 50's, Santa Fe wrote off the 176 ton locomotive as it disappeared in a flood when the Kaw River burst its banks in Topeka,KS. Recent amateur archaeology rediscovered the tender in the mud, the locomotive attached
On this date 50 years ago, The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a storm on Lake Superior. The ship sank at approximately 7:10 pm on that day. All 29 men aboard perished in the sinking. We must remember those 29 brave souls who set out on a voyage that would ultimately be their last.
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
On this date 50 years ago, The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a storm on Lake Superior. The ship sank at approximately 7:10 pm on that day. All 29 men aboard perished in the sinking. We must remember those 29 brave souls who set out on a voyage that would ultimately be their last.