Showing posts with label 557. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 557. Show all posts
Saturday, November 8, 2025

The 557 Lives!

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In what again seems to be a timely news item, the 557 has been steamed up. Hopefully this public link to the 557 Restoration Facebook page ...
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Saturday, June 10, 2023

Alaska/Mon-Road 557 As-Built Specs

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

New Life For An Old Locomotive

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Newsletter courtesy of Bill Virgin.  January 2012 Bill had reached out to me to use my photo of the 557, which I quickly granted in exchange...
Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Varied Dedication Program Planned

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From the Spokane "Chronicle." October 7, 1966
Thursday, January 27, 2022

Royal City Railroad Chief Loses Bid To Open New Line

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From the "Spokesman Review." June 10, 1967
Friday, January 14, 2022

Monte Holm: Curator Of American Junk

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From the Spokane "Chronicle." February 1, 1983
Thursday, January 13, 2022

Hobo Railroader

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From the Billings "Gazette." February 21, 1971
Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Monte Holm's Museum Rich In Rail History

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From the "Spokesman Review." August 25, 1981
Thursday, April 15, 2021

1986 Mon Road 557

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Photo by Keith Ardinger. October 1986 process date.
Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Monte Holm-King Of The Road

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From the IERHS "Yardbull" newsletter. November-December 1990
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Friday, October 23, 2020

Last Steamer Sold For Scrap

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Date and publisher unknown.
Sunday, October 28, 2018

IERHS Member Monte Holm

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From the "Yardbull" newsletter of the IERHS. June 1987
Sunday, March 11, 2018

Last Steamer Sold For Scrap

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From the "Railbelt-Reporter." January-February 1965 Courtesy of John Combs.
Saturday, March 10, 2018

Mon Road 557 And The Ruth M.

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Photographer unknown. Photo dates from early 1970s.
Friday, March 9, 2018

Mon-Road 557 And Caboose At Moses Lake

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Photographer unknown. Photos likely from the 1966-69 timeframe.
Monday, January 8, 2018

Alaska 557 Postcard View

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Found this old postcard in the collection of the late Ross Sterling. While not a view from the Big Bend area, it does show what the 557 di...
Sunday, September 24, 2017

Ex-Hobo Wants To Buy A Small Town

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From the "Chicago Tribune." October 18, 1973
Tuesday, December 20, 2016

557 at Everett

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Courtesy of Allen Miller. The 557’s first step out of the Everett scrapyard where Monte bought the engine was the Great Northern yard the...
Saturday, December 17, 2016

557 Arriving In Moses Lake

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Courtesy of Steve Rimple The 557 arrived in Moses Lake in 1965 after being sold to an Everett, WA area junk yard. The rear headlight on th...
Thursday, August 25, 2016

The Vice Presidents Of the Mon-Road Railroad

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Photos courtesy of the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center. Photo date is 8-23-66, and are the only photos with all the Vice-Presidents of ...