Vehicle Description
This train was handcrafted in the 1960s by Daniel Boone VI, a
direct descendant of the legendary Daniel Boone who has many iron
works featured in Appalachia and historical Williamsburg, VA,
including the Governor's Palace. It took a total of five years to
complete the train, which was featured in several magazines at the
time, including Popular Mechanics and National Geographic. Every
single piece was hand-wrought in Daniel Boone's forge. It sat
dormant for a number of years after being used as an amusement ride
in Maggie Valley and Burnsville, NC, until it was purchased at an
estate sale in 1989. Its paint was carefully and painstakingly
removed, and the entire train was cleaned and taken to bare metal.
It was completely restored in a state-of-the-art body shop and
remains in a temperature-controlled environment in good condition.
It is a fully functional scale model of a Union Pacific 484 Baldwin
Engine plus four Pullman cars that weigh 400 pounds each. It can
pull 36 people with its fully functional coal-burning steam engine.
The total train length is approximately 52.5 feet. **SOLD ON BILL
OF SALE**
