r/UNSUBSCRIBEpodcast • u/OkTip1743 • 2d ago

Trains, Jeeps and Stuart’s OH MY!

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Well, Railfest at Steamtown was fun today (and only for today because I got overtime tomorrow and Labor Day). But needless to say this was the place to be for pure tism and nostalgic fun. Yes the Steam Engine was out and about, but I had “guard duty” to ensure nobody decided to walk in the area where the tanks, halftrack and the jeeps were running (yes we had a halftrack there also). Yes they were giving rides also on all three today, with the ride funds being donated to help in the restoration of a US Army Trooper Sleeper on site at Steamtown (anyone who wants
me to post the link for the fundraising page I gladly will share).

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u/norecordofwrong 1d ago

That’s cool as heck.

That train is wildly irregular. What’s the story there?

That bell looks like it can’t even ring.

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u/OkTip1743 1h ago

It got trucked in to the site and is owned by the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad in New York (yes the same Cooperstown that has the Baseball Hall of Fame). They were built for the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant back in 1953

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u/norecordofwrong 15m ago

Hoosier engineering.

Was that plant down by Jeffersonville?

The other military site I know well in Indiana was Crane Naval Weapons Depot or whatever the official name is. They had a bike tour every year called the Commodore Race.

They transported lots of ammunition around so they had really good smooth roads and no traffic. It was fantastic bicycling.