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 07 May 2012: Firemen's School!
The MCRR is hosting its 2012 Firemen's School on Friday June 15 (19.00 - 22.00CDT), Saturday June 16 (09.00 - 18.00CDT), and Sunday June 17 (09.00 - 18.00CDT). The school is open to all MCRR members wishing to become a part of the MCRR's steam locomotive cab crew. Participants must be MCRR members in good standing, must be at least 18 years old and must possess a valid US driver's license. The school will cost $60.00. Attendance at this or a previous MCRR Firemen's School is compulsory for promotion from Student Fireman to Fireman. Notice to current Cab Crew staff: you are welcome to attend this school as a refresher. Outline:
After successful completion of this school the MCRR encourages graduates to become an active cab crew member during all future operating events as a Student Fireman. Contact the webmaster to enroll in this year's school; enrollment is limited to 12 students.  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 three easy 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** 25 Feb 2012: The Anderson Tooling staff of
Fairfield, IA, today delivered a Hurco SLV-40 CNC vertical machining
center to the Midwest Central Railroad in Mount Pleasant, IA. A special
thanks goes to Total
Source Molders of Reinbeck, IA, for their generous donation.
Special thanks also go to Anderson Tooling for providing rigging and
transportation of the machine.
13 Feb 2012: NORTH POLE
EXPRESS: The 2012 Departure Timetable is available. As in past
years,
reservations for the North Pole Express begin Mid October.
13 Feb 2012: The "EVENTS" page has been updated for the
2012 operation season, including the dates for Midwest Haunted
Rails and North Pole Express.
09 Jan 2012: Several website
updates: the "switchers" page has
additional pictures and verbiage on the "squirt" and the D-9, and a
link to a youtube video featuring the 14 has been added to that page
plus the "video links" page.
14 Dec 2011: Per a facebook
"friend" request, a set of Henschel pictures has been
added to the locomotive's page.
26 Nov 2011: Minor changes to the North Pole Express and links pages, including a link to the
Restored Burlington Northern Depot & WWII Memorial Museum in Red
Oak, IA.
12 Sep 2011: The MCRR, in
conjunction with Fabrication
and Construction Services -- FAB-CON, of Fairfield, Iowa, have made
arrangements to commence the refurbishment of the tender for the MCRR's
Baldwin 2-6-0 steam locomotive, the "2".
Additional pictures and details can be found at the 2's information page. August, 2011: The shop needed some
cosmetic work.
Check the shop blog (here and here) for details. 27 May 2011: North Pole Express
will operate on Saturday, Nov 26, along with the other 5 dates (2-3-4
Dec and 10-11 Dec)
16 May 2011: The MCRR is
the recipient of a "slightly used" digital readout boring machine
and an electric golf-cart based pickup truck. Anderson
Tooling Incorporated and Fabrication
and Construction Services, both of Fairfield, Iowa, generously
donated these
two items
to enhance our extensive machine shop's capabilities and increase our
staff's mobility in and around the grounds.
16 May 2011: Anderson Tooling
donates a boring machine and mobility vehicle.
10 May 2011: Blog updates for shop
activities and the 9's refurbishing.
15 February 2011:
Rescheduling of
the Guest Engineer Program to 2012.
08 February 2011: Updates to
the 9's webpage regarding its relocation
to the GLRR. The links page has links
to the Georgetown Loop RR.
30 November 2010: A link to the
"official" MCRR facebook page appears on this page. Don't
be fooled by imposters; this is the official page.
12 September 2010 (updated): The
Old
Threshers' Reunion is history but most important was the 6! With a
concerted effort, the 6 was pulling trains during most of event. The
shop blogger is putting together an entry for the 6's reassembly.
These three pictures (Sep, 2008; Jan, 2009, Sep, 2010) should illustrate what was happening in the last 24 months.
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. 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.
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. 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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