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The
Midwest Central Railroad brings the excitement of rail travel 100 years
ago to life behind authentic steam powered trains. Join us in our
enjoyable and educationally-rich endeavors for a future full of steam
in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Our
mission is to preserve and commemorate railway heritage for the
educational benefit and enjoyment for current and future generations.
We aim to
accomplish this through live action of our engines and rolling stock as
well as educational displays and tours of our operation. You can become
a volunteer and share our enjoyment of history.
 Support
the Midwest Central Railway in two new ways!
1. Help us "Fix the Six!" We have several easy ways to finance the boiler repairs. 2. Sign up for a no-fee MCRR Platinum VISA card. ...and you can still become a member! We'd
like to
"hear" from you. Please sign our guestbook.
**Recent News** 30 June 2010: Recent blog updates
including a progress report on the 6!
Update to the Events Page (well, a correction to the page. July 4th is on July 3rd!) 03 June 2010:
Recent blog updates including a progress report on the 6! Have a look
at this PDF if you
don't want to visit the blog.
10 May 2010: The 6's boiler is
back! This thumbnail picture...
 Now, more than ever, we need to step up the fundraising campaign to get the 6 rolling under its own power. Go to the "Fix the Six" page and make a donation to get this beauty running again. The shop blog has the May 2010 installment. 24 Mar 2010: The shop blog has the
March 2010 installment.
The boilermaker in Minnesota is nearly finished with the 6's boiler. We expect it back at the MCRR shop within a few weeks. 13 Jan 2010:
The complete "Narrow Gauge on the Heartland" VHS history of the MCRR is
now on YOUTUBE. The "VIDEO LINKS"
page has all the links.
The recent election has changed the Board of Directors. See the "CONTACT US" page for details. Labor Day Weekend, 2009: The
annual Old Threshers' reunion is history. Pictures are
available at the following links.
**13 Sept 2009 Update** Finally! all of the pictures are loaded! If any of these links show "under construction," reload (CTRL-R) the page. Friday, 08-28 Saturday, 08-29 Sunday, 08-30 Monday, 08-31 Tuesday, 09-01 Wednesday, 09-02 Thursday, 09-03 Friday, 09-04 Saturday, 09-05 Sunday, 09-06 Monday, 09-07 29 Aug 2009: FIX
THE SIX
will be at the Old Threshers' Reunion. Attendees at this year's Reunion
will certainly wonder what happened to the Six. (Check the shop's
weblog for details.)
The FIX THE SIX fundraising program participation will be available for visitors at the MCRR's Gift Shop at the South Station. 03 Mar 2009:
Recent website/blog updates: Dec
08 "Orderboard" now online; 2009 Board
of Directors; State
of the "Six"; De-bricking,
D-9ing
04 Feb 2009:
The 6 is down for a while. Besides replacing the leaking flues, there
will be some other major boiler work (oversized staybolts) performed in
the upcoming year.
Check the Shop
Blog for pictures and other updates.
11 Sep 2008: The
shop crew at the MCRR cleaned and polished the six -- and brought her
out for some special pictures.
12
Aug 2008: The MCRR is the recipient of a Case Construction
590 Super
M Series 2 Backhoe. Case Construction has made this generous donation
to the Midwest
Central Railroad for the purpose of track maintenance and operations
support on all parts of the railroad.
 Additional
information is at our shop blog and the Case
Construction
website.
29
Jul 2008: It's Back! (Well, not really; we never had it in
the first
place!) Our Shay's original number plate has found its way to the
Midwest Central Railroad.
 See
a few more pictures of the number plate on the 9's information page.
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