GN RR Somers Tie Plant Fireless Cookers

[twomule]

The S2 is located in Somers, sitting right beside the "Great Northern Memorial Trail", which is the line running alongside Hwy 93 to Kalispell.

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http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa28/twomule/S2SomersMT2.jpg
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[twomule]

The S1 is down in Polson at The "Miracle of America" museum, driving thru Polson on 93 you can see it from the highway.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa28/twomule/PICT1850.jpg

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[BoxcabE50]

I should wander down to Somers when I get back to Montana.

Boxcab E50

[RFE]

OK so whats the Story on these????? History...

[BoxcabE50]

RFE-

The Great Northern Railway had a tie plant located on the north edge of a little town named Somers, in Montana. Somers is on the NW corner of Flathead Lake, and was reached by a short branch line extending south from the town of Kalispell. These two little fireless teakettles were used in that plant.

Boxcab E50

[Triplex]

I never noticed before that these had slide valves. In fact... do any fireless engines *not* have slide valves?