Comments on: Alger-Sullivan Society’s Old 100 Train Restoration Crew Honored

By: rhonda hassebrock gehman

rhonda hassebrock gehman — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 18:54:54 +0000

I really do think that I have some old family photos (1940’s/early 1950’s) that may have this train in them. I ami going to have to pull out my album and see if it is the same train. I know there is an old steam engine in them…and always assumed that the train was somewhere in Molino area.

By: Molino Mom

Molino Mom — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:40:50 +0000

It looks great ! I know a lot of hard work went into this project. Congrats to all who helped.

By: Jerry Simmons

Jerry Simmons — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:00:05 +0000

The Collectors’ Day on Saturday, August 10 had as its opening program an awards ceremony thanking the crew responsible for the reassembly of the Old 100 locomotive. They took a pile of parts strewn inside a building and outside and figured out how to put it all together to form the engine. We’d had someone supposedly knowledgeable about this kind of thing for three years who did almost nothing and the Warrens (knowing nothing about steam locomotives) put it together like a jigsaw puzzle in less than six months! The only thing the first guy could do was make promises, tell fabrications and let us down. Thanks to the Warren crew!

By: Ifish4

Ifish4 — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 20:29:40 +0000

@Atmore, it’s located at the corner of Jefferson Ave and 4th St at the ASHS park. If you come down Hecker road in front of the old high school, you will dead end at Jefferson Ave, turn right on Jefferson and go about a quarter of a mile when you get to the section of road that has the small median in the middle of the road, look to your left and you will see it. From highway 4 (Jay road) go south on Jefferson about ¾ of a mile to the park.

By: david lamb

david lamb — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 19:28:52 +0000

Would love to see one of these steaming from Flomaton to Pcola and back carring passengers to work or play or with a diner car.

By: Atmore

Atmore — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 17:16:15 +0000

Where is the train located at in Century?

By: Sherry Bloodsdworth

Sherry Bloodsdworth — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 14:22:49 +0000

I’m so very proud of each person who poured their all into this project. From those who donated for the restoration to those who made it what it is today. History is a beautiful thing, it allows us to learn from it, reminds us what once was and it teaches what we might not have known. Thank you Alger-Sullivan Historical Society for bringing an important piece of history back home to Century, Florida, you have made us all so very proud!

By: mnon

mnon — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 13:09:05 +0000

A beautiful piece of machinery and our history.

By: baebae

baebae — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 13:04:23 +0000

Looks GREAT…good memories..good times…good project…GREAT people who gave of their time and effort for this project

By: JimC

JimC — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 12:57:43 +0000

A big thanks to these folks for rescuing a piece of local history. The timber and lumber industry is a significant part of this area’s roots, and it’s wonderful to have this tangible part of our past! Well done!