810 S. Judson, Fort Scott, Kansas
The Wagon pictured with steam engines, is one of the first
Baggage, Mail and Freight trucks that was assigned to Depot’s
at the coming of Railroads to this area. It being completely
re-built to display these steam engines of equal and older age. The
compressor and reservoir mounted under the platform with sufficient
from the reservoir is piped to a control pannel housed in the
oblong box near center of platform above compressor, each engine
having a needle point valve for its individual control, also each
engine with its discription is housed in an enclosed plate glass
case, that goes to make up an extraordinary nice display,
especially our steam engine shows.
Perhaps the oldest engine in the group is one built in 1895, in
a farm Blacksmith shop where only hand tools were available, the
next in this order is one that was an apprentice project in the
Santa-Fe shops at Ottaway, Kansas, 1903-04. The smallest is a 7/16
x 7/16 4′ tall, the largest is a 2-5/8 x
4, 24′ long with 15′ flywheel that weighs 35 lbs. Two of
these engines were built in England, Four of the others were found
in a junk pile and required a lot of restoration time and
effort.
The officers and members of the Pioneer Harvest Fiesta are very
grateful to Mr. Myrl Hix, 1105 North Tucker, Pittsburg, Kansas, for
his efforts in making this display possible at our 1963 show.