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Live Steam American Freedom Train #3339 Slightly smaller than 4449, Joe Cihura built 3339 in 1976 and put it in AFT colors. Hardly a collectible, it is a one-of-a-kind 'live steam' operating model, fired by propane. It stands a little under 3 feet tall and weighs a few hundred pounds. It has a 2-6-2 wheel arrangement. Apparently the locomotive was in service at a small amusement park in Reno, NV for many years. The steamer is now located at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City. Its gauge is 9-3/4 inches, according to Wendell Huffman of the museum. If you have more information on this model, or have photos of it in operation, please email. Photographed on a outing during the American Freedom Train Crew Reunion held in Lake Tahoe over Labor Day Weekend 2006. It was an unexpected highlight of the museum backshop tour.
Image: Todd Schannuth. |
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