http://www.northescambia.com/2014/08/looking-back-escambia-railway-engines-in-1942 Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:53:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2014/08/looking-back-escambia-railway-engines-in-1942/comment-page-1#comment-277883 perdido fisherman Mon, 25 Aug 2014 22:26:04 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=188638#comment-277883 Oldman, It sure is, I love going and looking at every now and then. I took my kids to see it when they were litte and i'll soon take my grandaughter. Oldman, It sure is, I love going and looking at every now and then. I took my kids to see it when they were litte and i’ll soon take my grandaughter.

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2014/08/looking-back-escambia-railway-engines-in-1942/comment-page-1#comment-277839 OldMan Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:43:39 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=188638#comment-277839 Haven't been downtown for quite some time, Is that old locomotive still down on Garden street ?? Haven’t been downtown for quite some time, Is that old locomotive still down on Garden street ??

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2014/08/looking-back-escambia-railway-engines-in-1942/comment-page-1#comment-277820 Perdido fisherman Mon, 25 Aug 2014 08:17:00 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=188638#comment-277820 I wish we had train service like when my father was a boy. I loved listening to the storied he would tell of catching the train to visit relatives in defuniak and Andersonville Ga., I always wanted to take a trip across country, but the rates are so high today it's cheaper to drive. It would be so beautiful to see the country from a train. I wish we had train service like when my father was a boy. I loved listening to the storied he would tell of catching the train to visit relatives in defuniak and Andersonville Ga., I always wanted to take a trip across country, but the rates are so high today it’s cheaper to drive. It would be so beautiful to see the country from a train.

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2014/08/looking-back-escambia-railway-engines-in-1942/comment-page-1#comment-277769 William R. Ptomey, Jr. Sun, 24 Aug 2014 11:17:57 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=188638#comment-277769 My grandfather was the enginer on this and other Alger-Sullivan locomotives. One of many stories is, the ladies of Century and Flomaton would rush to retrieve their drying wash from the clothes lines when they heard the train whistle blow......this was necessary as the soot from the train would settle over the area including their wash. My grandfather was the enginer on this and other Alger-Sullivan locomotives. One of many stories is, the ladies of Century and Flomaton would rush to retrieve their drying wash from the clothes lines when they heard the train whistle blow……this was necessary as the soot from the train would settle over the area including their wash.

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