The Buckley Railroad History
The Buckley Railroad began running during the 1996 show. The first locomotive (Detroit Edison #207) was purchased around 1990 and the first 300 feet of track was laid in 1995.
Detroit Edison #207 was originally used to switch at Detroit Edison's Delray Power Plant. After being retired in the late 1950s/early 1960s, the locomotive was moved and displayed in Belleville Pointe Park in Belleville, Michigan. After years of neglect the locomotive proved to be a liability, and it was sold to the Buckley Engine Show. It took four years to bring her back into running condition.
Rolling stock from the defunct Alanson & Petoskey Railroad was later purchased, which included a Stillwell coach and two open air flatcars.
United States Ordinanace Dept. No. 7 was purchased in the late 1990s, and now serves as the main locomotive.
Buckley Railroad Locomotives
Buckley Railroad Passenger Cars
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| Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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Notes
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| Open Air #1
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Open-Air Passenger Car
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19??
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Painted green. Also used as a makeshift tender for #7. Former PM boxcar that was later converted to an idler flat car for loading and unloading the car ferries. Came from the Little Traverse Scenic Railroad.
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| Open Air #2
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Open-Air Passenger Car
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19??
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Painted red. Former PM boxcar that was later converted to an idler flat car for loading and unloading the car ferries. Came from the Little Traverse Scenic Railroad.
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| Stillwell Passenger Car
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Passenger Car
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1917
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Enclosed passenger car. Came from the Little Traverse Scenic Railroad. Possibly ex-Erie Lackawanna Railway.
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Buckley Railroad Rolling Stock
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| Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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Notes
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| CV 129
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Caboose
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19??
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Displayed during the show.
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| AA 1233
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Boxcar
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1951
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Display. Formerly displayed in Traverse City.
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| AA 2831
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Caboose
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1952
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Display. Formerly displayed in Traverse City.
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| AA 3187
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Crane
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1912
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Display. Bucyrus 100-ton crane.
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| AA 3394
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Flatcar
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1969
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Stored. MOW flatcar, possibly built from a boxcar.
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| AA 4105
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Tender
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19??
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Stored. Former locomotive tender converted to MOW use by the AA. Separated from base.
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| NW 518704
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Caboose
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1959
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Display.
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| AA ????
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Flatcar
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19??
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Stored. Idler flat for the crane.
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| LTSR ????
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Boxcar
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19??
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Stored. Came from the Little Traverse Scenic Railroad. Ex-Ann Arbor?
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