Thanks, I am the guilty party. I wanted the magazine to give credit for the one photo to the Israel Railway Museum but they forgot to. I hope that...
A local magazine has published an article on the history of the Whitcomb locomotive. the entire article can be seen here:...
Thank you very much. The photo of the Whitcomb being unloaded is fantastic. I had not checked this site for a while as I've been busy posting...
That is a very good question. I guess donations from visitors who didn't know about the museum. Since these were in the visitor center they are...
[img] [img] We just found boxes of articles in the basement of the Rochelle Visitor Center. So far some never before seen photos of Whitcomb...
It might be possible but first the city has to agree to get this locomotive. I intend to keep it on the radar screen at council meetings in hope...
Just got a suggestion for a second mover in Rockford. A number of people thought the $38,000 figure was too high and recommend another bid. Will...
This Monday ( June 9 ) I gave a proposal to the Rochelle City Council to start a feasibility study to acquire the WW II Whitcomb locomotive, a...
The fruits of my meeting with John Castle: [img] William Card Whitcomb - photograph courtesy of John Whitcomb Castle. William Card Whitcomb was...
[img] The President and principal owner of the Whitcomb Locomotive Company was William Card Whitcomb until the Spring of 1931 when Baldwin...
I am not familiar with that fictional history. Is Wikipedia correct? Steve
Just last week I found this article from January 30, 1929: http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=STR19290130.2.31# I had...
This was a perfect example: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Geo_D._Whitcomb_Company&diff=608170388&oldid=474659832 "In 1929 the...
I just learned how easy it is to add images to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitcomb_Locomotive_Works [IMG] There are so many...
Just bought this add on Ebay this week. [img] It is the only add that I have ever seen that announces that Baldwin has taken over Whitcomb....
I didn't even notice the wires overhead. I believe that there was no electricity in Rome after the Germans left. The Nazis destroyed the power...
I just found where the image came from: http://historylink101.com/ww2_color/WorldWarIITransportation/IMG_1176.html Steve
Just found this photograph. The first color photo of a Whitcomb from WW II. [img] "Brig. Gen. Carl R. Gray, Director Gen. of Allied Military...
Nothing from Tourret that I know of but he dug this information up from some where and he should have stated where. As I write my history I will...
Does Tourret cite his sources for anything in his book? I have a shared copy of a chapter (61) on Whitcombs that has zero sources cited. My...
