of Spring Green, Wisc., and in 1968 it was sold to Cedar Point. In 1974 it was named Jack Foster in honor of the first superintendent of the CP&LE, and in 1992 it was rebuilt by Shop Services and renamed Judy K. in honor of Cedar Fair
Entertainment Kinzel’s wife Judy.
When either of the Vulcans are in the shop for a boiler wash on a busy day, then No. 1, G.A. Boeckling,
will be
pressed into service. No. 1 was built in 1927 by Davenport for N&S Coal Co. of Pittsburg, Kan., and shortly thereafter went to a fuel company in Mulberry, Kan. Like the two primary locomotives, No. 1 was built as an 0-4-0T. In 1977 it was sold to Keystone Light Rail Co. in Herminie, Penn., and was converted in- to a 2-4-4RT. In 1980 it was sold to Marriott Corp. and went to work at Six Flags Park in Gurnee, Ill. In 1984 it was sold to Bill Norad and was worked on by Shop Services. Its park career continued in 1996 when it was traded to Disneyland and was named the Ward Kimball in honor of Disney’s well-known railfan animator. It was sent across the country for testing at Disney World in Florida in 1997 and placed on display at Epcot. In 1999 it was traded to Cedar Point for a 1902 Baldwin, the Maud L. (which became the new Ward Kimball for Disney. Con- fused yet?). Still not done with its wan- dering ways, No. 1 went back to Cali- fornia for Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park in 2007, then returned to Cedar
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TOP: No. 22, Myron H., approaches the Fun- way Station at Cedar Point. The 1922 Vulcan has been operating at the park since 1963. The wide grass area and low fences make this a good photo location throughout the day. ABOVE: No. 44, Judy K., a 1923 product of Vulcan, is serviced at the Frontiertown station. The locomotives are oiled at each station stop, and a dramatic boiler blowdown is performed during the stop at Funway on each trip. RIGHT: The largest locomotive on the railroad is No. 4, George R. It is generally used in the autumn months. No. 4 was built by Porter in 1942 and was originally used for limestone mining. The CP&LE is run under the watchful eye of 40-year veteran Randy Catri.
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