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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.


[[File:AuburnValleyRRPostcard.JPG|thumb|center|300px|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.]]
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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: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.
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Revision as of 14:30, 5 July 2013


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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

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