Working steam pressure is 150 pounds per square inch. Weighing 18 tons, #242 also burns about 250 pounds of coal per eight-hour operation.

Over the years, miles of track were laid, making Hesston a museum that people can ride. Rita, 36, has photos of him in diapers at the museum.

Hesston Steam Museum Where: 1201 E. 1000 North, LaPorte When: 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CDT, every weekend through Labor Day Weekend.

The first event of the museum`s season is Whistle-Stop Days, always held Memorial Day weekend. The season culminates on Labor Day weekend (this year, Sept. 4-7) with the Hesston Steam and Power Show.

This weekend the Hesston Steam Museum in northern LaPorte County will host its annual Civil War Railroad Days. In addition to the museum’s regular weekend activities there will also be about 100 ...

Train rides, great festival food and so many BIG MACHINES await you at the Hesston Steam Museum's Labor Day Weekend Steam & Power Show. Ted Rita, Director and G ...

LAPORTE — Hesston Steam Museum opens for its 63rd season Saturday through Monday at 1201 E. 1000 North. Three steam locomotives run through the museum’s grounds, including the 67-ton 1929 Shay ...