Engines 6 and 9 are steaming up for another day pulling passengers at the reunion.

Shay No. 14 takes water at the Silver Plume water tank during one of its last summers in operation on the Georgetown Loop.

No. 7 gets a fresh load of wood delivered trackside while Jim Wrinn of Trains Magazine looks on.

Shay 7 and a small Plymouth outside the Hesston shop.

Early in the morning, volunteers begin loading New Mexico Lumber Company Shay No. 7 with wood.

The race is on! No. 7 vs. a 7.5 inch gauge CB&Q 4-8-4.

Coming around the pond with another load of passengers. This was the first day No. 7 had pulled revenue trains in over 21 years.

Standing at the Hesston depot ready for a night run.

No. 7 stands ready to pull night runs at Hesston during the 50th anniversary celebration of the musuem. The mosquitoes were out in full force!

Two trains - one 36" gauge, the other 14" - at the Hesston depot. Both the No. 7 and the smaller train were donated to the museum by Elliott Donnelley.

New Mexico Lumber Company Shay No. 7 ready for a night run at Hesston.

No. 7 comes around the pond at Hesston with the last trip of the day. The restoration of this locomotive took three years; this was the first day it ran for the public since its rebuilding.

New Mexico Lumber Company Shay No. 7 at the Hesston Depot after its first day back running. The engine had been damaged by fire in 1985 and hadn't run in 21 years.

Heaven for a steam fan! Two narrow gauge locomotives, hot and under full pressure. Note how West Side Shay No. 9 towers over the smaller SS&S No. 6. The reunion is one of the rare occasions tha... (more)

The fireman adjusts the oil fire in West Side Lumber Company Shay No. 9 as it circles the loop.