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The Unknown Locomotive
Called the "unkown" locomotive by some rail enthusiasts, few people now recognize the heavyweight of the Milwaukee's Rocky Mountain Division, the Baldwin-Westinghouse EP-3.
Between 1919 and 1955, these big motors pulle…
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"Fire in the Hole!"
In 1908, a Milwaukee contractor named Johnson needed to blast out a path through the rock face next to the Barnes Creek Trestle, #218. Blasters chiseled out five "coyote holes", stuffed them with 25,000 pounds of blasting po…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUP3_five-tents_Syria-VA.html
The first permanent structure was actually built around five wooden floored tents. The roof, partitions, fireplace, porch, windows, and doors were then constructed until nothing remained of the original tents except the name. Herbert Hoover, Jr. b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUP2_mountain-streams-in-the-camp_Syria-VA.html
Hemlock Run, the small artificial stream that flowed through the cabin area was created by a small diversion dam. This dam was built upstream from the cabin area across Laurel Prong. Laurel Prong and Mill Prong join just below the President's Cabi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUP1_outdoor-fireplace_Syria-VA.html
Presidential Aids who were stationed at the camp say that this fireplace was mainly used for outdoor photographs. When reporters and authors wanted pictures of the Chief Executive and his guests they were often posed here. Logs, used for benches, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUP0_milwaukee-road-muscle_Syria-ID.html
It took a lot of mechanical muscle to pull the Milwaukee Road's long, heavy passenger and freight trains over the rugged Rocky Mountains and tough Bitterroot Range. The Milwaukee Road used a great variety of powerful locomotives to do the job. In …
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When Water Powered the Road
It made a great deal of sense to the Milwaukee Road's directors to electrify portions of the mainline when building the western extension.
They could reduce the high cost of oil-fired, steam powered locomotives. E…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUOY_signs-wires-whistles_Syria-ID.html
Grief could come to a big, fast train suddenly. Railroaders needed to see and hear warnings and orders clearly and quickly.
The engineer and crew watched for standard signals over each section of track and kept their eyes and ears open for sign…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUOX_mountains-of-copper_Syria-ID.html
Depending on who you talk to, the hills around you contain either rich copper deposits or a lot of hot air....
Between 1889 and 1922, miners explored a number of promising mining properties near Adair. They encountered ore containing copper, sp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUOW_camp-hoover_Syria-VA.html
Camp Hooverhas been designated aNationalHistoric LandmarkThis site possesses national significancein commemorating the history of theUnited States of America1988National Park ServiceUnited States Department of the Interior