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Locomotives - E S & G, Steam "Link Train"
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Background
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The East Swamp & Gatorville (ES&G) two-foot steam train consists of a Crown
locomotive and tender (currently operated on compressed air), two open passenger
cars, an enclosed Parlor Car, and a "caboose" housing the air compressor which powers
the train.
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This train is known as the "Link Train," named after its donor, Edwin Link, who
also contributed a large model of Stevenson's Rocket. Mr. Link is best known for
inventing the Link Trainer, an on-the-ground flight simulator used in World War
II to train military and civilian pilots. Link Trainers were also used at War Bond
Drives. (One was used at a Flagler Street rally.) Steam trains were one of Edwin
Link's favorite hobbies. He built a track on the grounds of his Harbor Branch Research
Facility, in Ft. Pierce, Florida for this two-foot-gauge train. After Mr. Link died,
his foundation donated the Link Train and part of the present track to the Museum.
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Photo of Operation
of Link Trainer
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Display of
Link Trainer
(Not on-site)
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The Link Train educational rides to our visitors on Saturdays and Sundays as well
as during weekday school-group visits with advance notice.
Details
Status: Regularly scheduled to run on weekends, Operational.
Gauge: 24 inches.
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