Mac Widmeyer - Revision history

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	File:MacWidmeyer LittleEngines Catalog1962 0017.jpg\|Engineer Johnny, and here is Johnny's uncle, Mac Widmeyer, who built the Potomac Valley Line railroad in Hancock, Maryland. From the cover of the 1962 [[Little Engines]] catalog.
	File:MacWidmeyer pre1960.PNG\|A wider shot of Mac Widmeyer and his Pacific on the Potomac Valley Lines.		File:MacWidmeyer pre1960.PNG\|A wider shot of Mac Widmeyer and his Pacific on the Potomac Valley Lines.
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	This whistle came from the Widmeyer brothers backyard and their 1-1/2 inch scale, live steam engine number 2400 as it chugged around their home just off Maryland Route 144.		This whistle came from the Widmeyer brothers backyard and their 1-1/2 inch scale, live steam engine number 2400 as it chugged around their home just off Maryland Route 144.

	Completed in 1950, the 1,100 pound scale miniature of a real life 4-6-2 Pacific type locomotive measuring just over seven feet in length was constructed in the Widmeyer brothers' garage/shop using castings and components from [[~~Little Engines~~]] of Lomita, California.		Completed in 1950, the 1,100 pound scale miniature of a real life 4-6-2 Pacific type locomotive measuring just over seven feet in length was constructed in the Widmeyer brothers' garage/shop using castings and components from [[Irene Lewis]] of Lomita, California.

	The locomotive was painted black with a silver graphite smoke box and lettered <i>Potomac Valley Lines</i> in deluxe gold.		The locomotive was painted black with a silver graphite smoke box and lettered <i>Potomac Valley Lines</i> in deluxe gold.
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	[[File:Widmeyers and friends.PNG\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Left to right: T. Guy Reynolds, Sr., a machinist on the B&O Railroad; T. Guy Reynolds, Jr., and electrical and mechanical engineer; J. Homer Widmeyer, John H. "Johnny" Widmeyer, seated on the train; and Mac (Malvin) Widmeyer stands and looks over Locomotive 2400 the Widmeyer brothers constructed.]]		[[File:Widmeyers and friends.PNG\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Left to right: T. Guy Reynolds, Sr., a machinist on the B&O Railroad; T. Guy Reynolds, Jr., and electrical and mechanical engineer; J. Homer Widmeyer, John H. "Johnny" Widmeyer, seated on the train; and Mac (Malvin) Widmeyer stands and looks over Locomotive 2400 the Widmeyer brothers constructed.]]
	Diehl had [[~~Little Engines~~]] overhaul the boiler while he and two friends completely disassembled the locomotive to repair over 30 years of wear and tear. It was then repainted during the winder of 1995. Once the ~~locomtive~~ was overhauled, 2400 was frequently operated at the [[Chesapeake & Allegheny Live Steamers]] Club located in Baltimore.		Diehl had [[Irene Lewis]] overhaul the boiler while he and two friends completely disassembled the locomotive to repair over 30 years of wear and tear. It was then repainted during the winder of 1995. Once the locomotive was overhauled, 2400 was frequently operated at the [[Chesapeake & Allegheny Live Steamers]] Club located in Baltimore.

	Diehl gave 2400 to his son Robert who moved it to his home in Arizona where he reboilered the engine again and did a complete cosmetic makeover turning Locomotive 2400 into a Santa Fe or AT&SF locomotive.		Diehl gave 2400 to his son Robert who moved it to his home in Arizona where he reboilered the engine again and did a complete cosmetic makeover turning Locomotive 2400 into a Santa Fe or AT&SF locomotive.

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	It was later sold to an individual in Idaho, then to Edmund Diehl who acquired Locomotive 2400 in 1989.		It was later sold to an individual in Idaho, then to Edmund Diehl who acquired Locomotive 2400 in 1989.

	Diehl had [[Little Engines]] overhaul the boiler while he and two friends completely disassembled the locomotive to repair over 30 years of wear and tear. It was then repainted during the winder of 1995. Once the locomtive was overhauled, 2400 was frequently operated at the [[~~Chesapeak~~ & ~~Allegany~~ Live Steamers]] Club located in Baltimore.		[[File:Widmeyers and friends.PNG\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Left to right: T. Guy Reynolds, Sr., a machinist on the B&O Railroad; T. Guy Reynolds, Jr., and electrical and mechanical engineer; J. Homer Widmeyer, John H. "Johnny" Widmeyer, seated on the train; and Mac (Malvin) Widmeyer stands and looks over Locomotive 2400 the Widmeyer brothers constructed.]]
			Diehl had [[Little Engines]] overhaul the boiler while he and two friends completely disassembled the locomotive to repair over 30 years of wear and tear. It was then repainted during the winder of 1995. Once the locomtive was overhauled, 2400 was frequently operated at the [[Chesapeake & Allegheny Live Steamers]] Club located in Baltimore.

	Diehl gave 2400 to his son Robert who moved it to his home in Arizona where he reboilered the engine again and did a complete cosmetic makeover turning Locomotive 2400 into a Santa Fe or AT&SF locomotive.		Diehl gave 2400 to his son Robert who moved it to his home in Arizona where he reboilered the engine again and did a complete cosmetic makeover turning Locomotive 2400 into a Santa Fe or AT&SF locomotive.

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			[[File:Widmeyer2400 post restoration.PNG\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Locomotive 2400 after restoration by Bob Diehl in 2012. Photo by John Walker.]]
	Some Hancock residents may remember hearing the shrill of a steam locomotive whistle, but it was not emanating from the Western Maryland Railroad that once ran through town.		Some Hancock residents may remember hearing the shrill of a steam locomotive whistle, but it was not emanating from the Western Maryland Railroad that once ran through town.

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	<i>The Hancock News</i>		[http://hck.stparchive.com/page_image.php?paper=HCK&year=2015&month=10&day=7&page=10&mode=F&base=HCK10072015P10&title=The%20Hancock%20News <i>The Hancock News</i>]

	Wednesday, October 7, 2015		Wednesday, October 7, 2015

	~~Steam locomotives used to chug through town~~		Some Hancock residents may remember hearing the shrill of a steam locomotive whistle, but it was not emanating from the Western Maryland Railroad that once ran through town.

	~~Som~~ Hancock residents may remember hearing the shrill of a steam locomotive whistle, but it was not emanating from the Western Maryland Railroad that once ran through town.

	This whistle came from the Widmeyer brothers backyard and their 1-1/2 inch scale, live steam engine number 2400 as it chugged around their home just off Maryland Route 144.		This whistle came from the Widmeyer brothers backyard and their 1-1/2 inch scale, live steam engine number 2400 as it chugged around their home just off Maryland Route 144.
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	It was later sold to an individual in Idaho, then to Edmund Diehl who acquired Locomotive 2400 in 1989.		It was later sold to an individual in Idaho, then to Edmund Diehl who acquired Locomotive 2400 in 1989.

	Diehl had [[Little Engines]] overhaul the boiler while he and two friends completely ~~disaseembled~~ the locomotive to repair over 30 years of wear and tear. It was then repainted during the winder of 1995. Once the locomtive was overhauled, 2400 was frequently operated at the [[Chesapeak ~~and~~ Allegany Live ~~Steameers~~]] Club located in Baltimore.		Diehl had [[Little Engines]] overhaul the boiler while he and two friends completely disassembled the locomotive to repair over 30 years of wear and tear. It was then repainted during the winder of 1995. Once the locomtive was overhauled, 2400 was frequently operated at the [[Chesapeak & Allegany Live Steamers]] Club located in Baltimore.

	Diehl gave 2400 to his son Robert who moved it to his home in Arizona where he reboilered the engine again and did a complete cosmetic makeover turning Locomotive 2400 into a Santa Fe or AT&SF locomotive.		Diehl gave 2400 to his son Robert who moved it to his home in Arizona where he reboilered the engine again and did a complete cosmetic makeover turning Locomotive 2400 into a Santa Fe or AT&SF locomotive.

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