| 词条 | Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Osceola and St Croix Valley Railway is a heritage railroad in Osceola, Wisconsin, owned & operated by the Minnesota Transportation Museum. It operates on former Soo Line and Wisconsin Central trackage (now owned by the Canadian National Railway). History and operationsOperating out of Osceola, Wisconsin, the railway began operations in the St. Croix Valley that year. Operations are currently based in the historic 1916 Soo Line depot, owned by the Osceola Historic Society and leased to the Minnesota Transportation Museum for its rail operations. The route follows the original route of the Soo Line, running down the bluffs of the St. Croix River, and crossing into Minnesota on an 1887 iron bridge at Cedar Bend, then on to Marine on St. Croix through William O'Brien State Park. At O'Brien State Park, passengers get to see the locomotive change direction, passing through several sets of switches as it moves to the other end of the train, preparing for the back haul. The railway operates every weekend May through October. On alternating weekends it operates the Osceola & St Croix Dinner Train. Meals (both Brunch & dinner) are served to dining car passengers "old school" & "First Class", by uniformed staff, in a "living history" presentation of what travel by rail was like at the height of rail travel, the 1920's-1950's. Railroad equipmentThe railway uses historic diesel locomotives from its fleet of EMD locomotives, to include the SOO #559, BN #325 & BN #6234. As of 2016, the Great Northern #400, owned by the Great Northern Historical Society, was on an operational lease on the railway and is to be extended from 2016 to 2018. The railroad uses a variety of passenger cars for various trains throughout the year. The railway runs coach trains every weekend in May through October to Marine on St. Croix (Saturdays & Sundays), and to Dresser (on Saturday) On specific weekends it operates first-class brunch and dinner trains in Great Northern dining cars, one of which is an open-platform observation car. Another Great Northern lounge/parlor car is expected to be added to the dinner train fleet in the future due to the dinner train's popular demand. The dinner train also runs on special occasions for private parties (anniversaries, receptions, weddings, corporate charters, etc). Each run is oriented towards showing how passengers in the great days of rail travel would be encouraged to take specific railways based on the dining options. At various times, information is presented on the immigrant trains, and how each railroad opened up the lands of the west to settlement. The emphasis of the operation is on the history of the railroads it represents, with information presented in an entertaining format, either during regular scheduled runs or during the Brunch & Dinner Train dates. Each operational coach represents the roads that operated in the Midwest and passengers are encouraged to ask questions about both the history of each and on how railroads assisted in the development of the region. All operational equipment is serviced at MTM's Jackson Street Roundhouse, a functional railway roundhouse constructed in 1907. The Museum has its headquarters and maintenance base co-located at JSR, which is open to the public for railroad history. Every fall locomotives and 3–5 cars are ferried to St. Paul for annual servicing before returning to Osceola in late spring. LocomotivesThese are the locomotives that are active or in restoration for service on the Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway.
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ReferencesInformation used in this article is provided by Minnesota Transportation Museum, St Paul, MN and based entirely on material in MTM archives or equipment inventories of the operating division of the Osceola & St Croix Valley Railway. Photos depict actual equipment in appropriate livery for the Railway. External links{{Portal|Railways}}
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