SWPCCo Engine #11 Christmas Ornament

Description

The 2021 Downtown Fairborn Committee SWPCCo Engine #11 ornament. It is based off the Southwestern Portland Cement Co. engine.

The ornament was designed in CAD and 3D Printed in Fairborn.

They are several ways to get yours.

1. Online at our store
2. In person at the Fairborn Chamber of Commerce.  The address is 12 N Central Ave, Fairborn, Oh 45324.
3. In person at Terri Lynn Art Studio And Gallery. The address is 415 W Main St, Fairborn, OH, 45324.
4. In person at My Mother’s Memories, home decor & more. The address is 19 W.Main St, Fairborn, OH, 45324.

SWPCCo Engine #11 was built for the Southwestern Portland Cement Co. by the Vulcan Iron Works Co.  It was used to haul limestone out of the quarries to the SWPCCo processing plant in what is now Fairborn.  After serving for several decades, it was retired from duty in 1957.  Tollie Puckett, a brakeman and sometimes engineer for SWPCCo was the last person to drive the engine.  It was displayed at the company’s main office, where it became known as the Christmas train.  Each Christmas it was decorated with an engineer in the cab and Santa behind him with 2 train cars of presents.

In 1992, the engine was donated to the White Water Valley Railroad in Indiana.  The engine has remained in their rail yard and is currently partially dismantled for restoration in the future.  The Fairborn Area Historical Society has communicated to WWVRR their interest in bringing the train back to Fairborn.