This video represents my efforts in building the worlds first steam locomotive replica which operates on the highway. I stripped a 1982 E350 RV bus to get the chassis, engine and transmission. Mike Rich of Southern Alabama Welding has volunteered to fabricate the actual train body and parts. It has been designed to be D.O.T. certifiable and road ready. The locomotive will accommodate around 15 passengers. It will produce all the sights and sounds of the original using modern technologies. We have decided to use a plush 1st class style interior design on the inside of the locomotive unit. It will have air conditioning, cup holders and personal DVD players. We will be showing historical videos during the trips.

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The Baldwin County Express Inc is building the worlds first 4-4-0 steam locomotive replica which operates on the highway. This is a video of the running chassis as of June 2008. It is a stripped 1982 Ford E350 RV. The engine is a 460 Cubic Inch Ford gasoline burning powerhouse with an heavy duty automatic transmission. The finished locomotive will be over 30 ft long and 12 1/2 ft tall. We will be using it as our mascot and fund raising tool. We plan to drive this unit across America pulling one additional unit as a traveling museum. You may read more about it at baldwinexpress.org and countyexpress.org.

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The Ard family popping some com.. Way down south in Alabama.

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Summerdale is a town in Baldwin County. The community was named for Eli Summers, founder. The latitude of Summerdale is 30.487N. The longitude is -87.699W.

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Steamboats which sailed the waters in and around Baldwin County, Alabama.

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Added: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:35:25 GMT

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Elberta was founded in the early 20th century by a Chicago based land company. The Baldwin County Colonization Company was organized in 1903 and the first settlers arrived in 1904. The community was founded by farmers who had immigrated from Germany to the midwest of America. The land company advertized the area as having rich soil and a climate that allowed year round farming. The first two organized churches were Lutheran (1908) and Catholic (1911). ("Land of Milk and Honey" by John Haupt as told to Nina Keenam, 1990) The land company laid out Baldwin County in the manner found in the midwest; that is to say, roads were laid out on section lines that were due north-south and east-west. Property, especially farms, were laid out in squares. With the immigration taking these farmers through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and other midwestern states, the early years of the community resembled midwestern farming communities more than those of the deep south. In the 1930's through the 1940's, the town boasted a farmer's hall where dancing and singing were enjoyed, a hotel, a movie theatre, as well as a butcher shop, grocery and drug store. Many of the residents spoke German and St. Mark's Lutheran Church offered German language services until 1976. The State Bank of Elberta was incorporated in 1922. The bank was unusual in that it did not close during the Great Depression. The town was incorporated by vote on December 9, 1952. To support the town's volunteer fire department, "The Elberta German Sausage Festival" was started in the 1980's. This event is held the last weekend of March and the last weekend of October and features polka music, smoked German sausage, and home made baked goods. The town is the home of the Baldwin County Heritage Museum. The museum is located on US Highway 98 east of the town. It features exhibits devoted to the development of Baldwin County. The museum includes a large amount of farm equipment and exhibits of life in farm homes. The old St. Mark's Lutheran Church building was moved to the grounds and restored.

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