In March, 2008, a Canron Mark 2 tamper was added to the Museum’s stable of work equipment to enable more ties to be replaced in the annual track rebuilding projects.
Following is a video of the Canron Mark 2 Tamper in action at the Rockhill Trolley Museum on April 30, 2011.
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The Rockhill Trolley Museum has a variety of work equipment, and one of the most used pieces is our diminutive Brookville gasoline-powered locomotive. The history of this machine is somewhat clouded by history. We believe it was built around 1938-39.
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This small locomotive is typical of General Electric’s early single-ended locomotives built for industrial applications. It was built in 1942 for use at a Hudson Motor Car plant at Centerline, MI. Information received from a Hudson authority in 2006 indicates this plant built 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns for the Navy. (The Hudson Motor Car plant has sometimes mistakenly been thought to have built torpedo boats).
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