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Our guide asked, "Which tool does not belong on this display." Gene got it right, as he recognized the farming tool.
The frieght room of the Midland Continental Railroad Wimbledon Depot. Lots of history everywhere you look.
I remember Grandma Ann had a freight cart (two-wheel) simlar to this in the store. However she also had a smaller one that was easier to use so this one rarely came out of the corner.
Both lines and equipment needed to be maintain to keep a railroad running smoothly. Early equipment on the Midland Continental Railroad was purchased used, and often broke down. The rails were susceptible to all seasons. In the summer rails, heated and expanded into "such kinks". Winter blizzards piled snow and ice over the tracks.