First Run to Fond du Lac, Part 3: Riding the Cab
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 Published On Oct 12, 2023

Watch the thunderous fury of a steam locomotive scorching down a busy mainline railroad! Frisco 1522, freshly restored, hauled her first passenger excursions in 1988, carrying over a thousand passengers on the Wisconsin Central from Chicago to Fond du Lac, Wis. In Part 3, we ride the cab on the photo runby, watching as Engineer Tom Mayer and Fireman Bill Webster start their heavy train on the 1% grade of Byron Hill.

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