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AUBURN VALLEY RAILROAD, YORKLYN, DELEWARE, the last steam railroad in the State, is a miniature railroad built by T. Clarence Marshall. | AUBURN VALLEY RAILROAD, YORKLYN, DELEWARE, the last steam railroad in the State, is a miniature railroad built by T. Clarence Marshall. | ||
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File:AuburnValleyRRPostcard.JPG|4-8-4-type Locomotives Nos. 401 and 402, each pulling a four-car passemger train, are exact replicas of a full-scale Union Pacific engine. When full of water and coal, each weighs one ton. Perfect in other details, the Line has three Stations, four switches, a turntable, and a trestle. Up to 30 persons can be carried on an eight-car train. | File:AuburnValleyRRPostcard.JPG|4-8-4-type Locomotives Nos. 401 and 402, each pulling a four-car passemger train, are exact replicas of a full-scale Union Pacific engine. When full of water and coal, each weighs one ton. Perfect in other details, the Line has three Stations, four switches, a turntable, and a trestle. Up to 30 persons can be carried on an eight-car train. | ||
File:AuburnValley 484 1960s.jpg|Auburn Valley Railroad, Yorklyn, Delaware, the last steam railroad in the State, was built in 1960 by T. Clarence Marshall. Constructed to the scale of 1-1/2" to the foot, it is an accurate miniature in every detail. It boasts four steam locomotives, eight passenger cars, and about 2000 feet of track. There are three stations, a water tower, four switches, a turntable, and a trestle. Here, Engine no. 401 stops for water with a 7-car train. The railroad is operated on designated days by Historic Red Clay Valley, Inc. | File:AuburnValley 484 1960s.jpg|Auburn Valley Railroad, Yorklyn, Delaware, the last steam railroad in the State, was built in 1960 by T. Clarence Marshall. Constructed to the scale of 1-1/2" to the foot, it is an accurate miniature in every detail. It boasts four steam locomotives, eight passenger cars, and about 2000 feet of track. There are three stations, a water tower, four switches, a turntable, and a trestle. Here, Engine no. 401 stops for water with a 7-car train. The railroad is operated on designated days by Historic Red Clay Valley, Inc. | ||
File:AuburnValley double header 1971.jpg|Miniature steam locomotives #401 & #402 double head across Broad Run Trestle . . . one of the features of the tiny Auburn Valley Railroad. These engines, built one-eighth actual size, are coal burners running on a track gauge of seven and one-half inches. Each pulls trains of people around the grounds on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from mid-April to mid-November. | File:AuburnValley double header 1971.jpg|Miniature steam locomotives #401 & #402 double head across Broad Run Trestle . . . one of the features of the tiny Auburn Valley Railroad. These engines, built one-eighth actual size, are coal burners running on a track gauge of seven and one-half inches. Each pulls trains of people around the grounds on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from mid-April to mid-November. | ||
File:AuburnValleyRR Northern401.jpg|[[Auburn Valley Railroad]] Northern #401 built from castings. | |||
File:AuburnValleyRR Northern402.jpg|[[Auburn Valley Railroad]] Northern #402 | |||
File:T Clarence Marshall operating Auburn Valley 401 Circa 1959.jpg|T Clarence Marshall operating Auburn Valley 401 Circa late 1959. Photo by Mike Venezia. | |||
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* [http://auburnheights.org/ Marshall Steam Museum at Auburn Heights Preserve] | * [http://auburnheights.org/ Marshall Steam Museum at Auburn Heights Preserve] | ||
* [http://test.auburnheights.org/collections/trains/1905-cagney-model-d-locomotive/ 1905 Cagney Model D Locomotive] | * [http://test.auburnheights.org/collections/trains/1905-cagney-model-d-locomotive/ 1905 Cagney Model D Locomotive] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:55, 12 July 2018
AUBURN VALLEY RAILROAD, YORKLYN, DELEWARE, the last steam railroad in the State, is a miniature railroad built by T. Clarence Marshall.
4-8-4-type Locomotives Nos. 401 and 402, each pulling a four-car passemger train, are exact replicas of a full-scale Union Pacific engine. When full of water and coal, each weighs one ton. Perfect in other details, the Line has three Stations, four switches, a turntable, and a trestle. Up to 30 persons can be carried on an eight-car train.
Auburn Valley Railroad, Yorklyn, Delaware, the last steam railroad in the State, was built in 1960 by T. Clarence Marshall. Constructed to the scale of 1-1/2" to the foot, it is an accurate miniature in every detail. It boasts four steam locomotives, eight passenger cars, and about 2000 feet of track. There are three stations, a water tower, four switches, a turntable, and a trestle. Here, Engine no. 401 stops for water with a 7-car train. The railroad is operated on designated days by Historic Red Clay Valley, Inc.
Miniature steam locomotives #401 & #402 double head across Broad Run Trestle . . . one of the features of the tiny Auburn Valley Railroad. These engines, built one-eighth actual size, are coal burners running on a track gauge of seven and one-half inches. Each pulls trains of people around the grounds on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from mid-April to mid-November.
Auburn Valley Railroad Northern #401 built from castings.
Auburn Valley Railroad Northern #402
T Clarence Marshall operating Auburn Valley 401 Circa late 1959. Photo by Mike Venezia.
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