Fall Harvest & Plowing Demonstration Plus STEAM Train Rides
The
Stephenson County Antique Engine Club will be holding its
Annual Fall Harvest & Fall Plowing Demonstrations on
October 24th & 25th along side the railroad tracks of the clubs
Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad at the corner of
Walnut & Lamm Roads 1/2 mile South of the Stephenson County Fairgrounds in
Freeport Illinois.
Harvesting corn, and plowing & discing the fields using Horses & Mules,
and weather permitting Tractors !
STEAM TRAIN rides from 11AM to 4PM with the
Heisler Logging Locomotive. Rides are $6.00 for Adults and $3.00 for children under 12
One More Night added for the
Holloween "Train of TERROR" , which will run from 6PM to 9PM Saturday night the 24th using the Diesel locomotive.
ALL rides cost $7.00 for this event.
Sauerkraut & Brats will be served accross the street at the Silvercreek Museum with 25+ rooms filled with local memorabilia from Freeport and the surrounding area including rooms dedicated to Stover, Arcade, Henney, McNess, Rawleigh, and other local manufacturers, a "One Room School", General Store, telephone switchboard, a quilt room, vintage bedrooms , kitchen, & bathroom which includes a very Unique Folding Wooden Bathtub among items, a "War" room filled with vintage uniforms maps weapons radios etc....
Plus the Cooper building which houses the Largest Operating Steam Engine within a 500 mile radius. The 120 Ton Cooper Corliss Steam Engine with 26 foot diameter flywheel which came out of a Zinc Rolling Mill in Lasalle Illinois.
Plus another building with antique Fire Engines and a collection of Henney hearse(s), ambulance, & flower car made in Freeport IL.
Something for Everyone, Young or Old !
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