Purchased in 1955 by Mike Molitor for a theme park railroad at Oak Creek, Wisconsin, this engine waited for the completion of track that never occurred. It was finally moved to Waterford, Wisconsin in the early 1960s.
Here it is at the Pepermint & Northwestern, Waterford, WI, in 1962. The cab sports a "Northwestern" herlad similar to the Chicago & Northwestern.
And here we have the Hooterville Cannonball, Sevierville, Tennesee. This was not the one which was used for the filming of the old television series, "Petticoat Junction." In fact, this operation only lasted THREE DAYS. Photo taken July 3, 1965.
At the time I tentatively labelled one of my Phase II railroad stops "Pettycoat Junction," I did not know this connection existed between an old KMR engine and a failed business attempt to tie the locomotive to the once-popular television series. Maybe I'll build up that and keep the name.
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