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Copper Range Railroad No. 29 is the sole survivor of the C-2 class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotives. Built by ALCO in 1907, No. 29 was primarily used to pull loaded copper trains out of copper mines in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, as well as occasional passenger trains between Houghton and McKeever, until it was removed from service in 1953. In 1967, it was leased to the Keweenaw Central Railroad, who used it to pull excursion trains between Calumet and Lake Linden, until 1971. For thirty years, the locomotive was stored outside the abandoned Quincy Smelter plant in Hancock under the ownership of Mineral Range Inc.. In 2003, No. 29 was purchased by the Mid-Continent Railway Museum for static display purposes, and the locomotive's move to North Freedom, Wisconsin was funded and financed by the museum the following year. As of 2023, No. 29 remains on static display in front of two passenger cars on the museum's grounds, slowly undergoing a cosmetic stabilization.
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- ↑ "Attractions". Quincy Mine Hoist Association. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- 1 2 "Quincy Mine Cog Wheel Tram". Quincy Mine Hoist Association. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Hancock's Tramway is Back". James R. Marshall, Lake Superior Journal (accessed on the Wayback Machine). Archived from the original on 2010-11-26. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Huckleberry Railroad". American-Rails.com. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Crossroad Village & Huckleberry Railroad". Genesee County Parks. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- 1 2 "Quincy & Torch Lake Railroad". Trains.com. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Volunteer group restores Copper Country locomotive". Jesse Wiederhold, TV6, May 18, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.