Guest Steam Locomotive Arrives at Southeastern Railway Museum

September 28, 2018 Todd DeFeo
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DULUTH, Ga. — A special guest steam locomotive arrived this morning at the Southeastern Railway Museum.

A crew unloaded Jeddo Coal No. 85, named “Mack” at the museum this morning. The train will pull trains at the museum on Sept. 29-30 and Oct. 6-7.

John and Barney Gramling of Ashley, Indiana, own the steamer and take it to museums and events nationwide.

For more information, visit SoutheasternRailwayMuseum.org.

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Steam and diesel locomotives on display at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Ga. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The Defeo Groupe)

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