The Fascinating Story of the Train in Pasco's Volunteer Park

A local Facebook group shared stories from when the railroad train was first moved to Volunteer Park in the 1950s. Check out these cool stories!

"The 1354 was a yard switch engine, it was moved down on a shoefly from near the old icehouse using compressed air. once it was off the main they leapfroged the shoefly panels all the way to the park. I have a picture taken the last day of 9th grade at the roundhouse, 9th graders got to go for the picture."
"The locomotive was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works April 1902, for the Northern Pacific Railway Company, Frank Brain was said to have been the last engineer and also drove into the park then it was given to the city July 1956. The current owner in The Washington State railroad Historical Society Museum, located in Pasco."
Wheels: 4-6-0 Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works Build Date: 04/1902 Construction No.: 20277 Empty Weight: 194,850 Weight on Drivers: 146,000 Driver Diameter: 63 Tractive Effort: 35,700 Boiler Pressure: 200 Cylinders: 21x30 Fuel: Coal Gauge: Standard
"They laid the track one section at a time and moved it, then picked up the track and laid it again. Over and over until it arrived."
"I remember when they moved the engine from the Pasco Roundhouse, not sure how they got it from the roundhouse to 4th Street, but I watched them bring it right down 4th to the present location."
"Before the train was there, they use to have a small zoo. When someone started shooting the deer and other animals, the zoo was moved and the train was put there."
"You used to be able to play on the train."

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The Fascinating Story of the Train in Pasco’s Volunteer Park