Here are the stories of the places, businesses, and people who lived and worked along the Fungus & Mungus Railroad in 1906.
- A Night Watchman’s Tale
Twas the night before Christmas and across the pike Not a locomotive was running not even the ol’ Mike. Their fireboxes cold, their ashes all dumped; There was nary a car in the yard to be humped. The railyard was quiet, nary a sound could be heard; In the dark of the night nothing did stir. A flurry of snow is expected tonight; I’d better hurry, the old pot belly to light. As the moon rose so high in the sky that night I knew that everything would soon be alright. I had just settled into the old watchman’s chair;… - Leonor Mine Sets Record
Justin Case, Fungus Mines’ Foreman, announced that the Leonor mine set a one-day record of 60 tons of high-grade unobtanium being shipped. That’s three full rails cars. Case said that they had reached a particularly rich vein deep in the mine. F.M.R.R. Locomotive No 39 operated by Lionel Trane with Justin Thyme as the conductor and Willie Stoker as the fireman waiting for the loading of two cars of unobtanium at the Fungus Mines Leonor Mine. - Hobo Camp Spotted
Hobos have once again been spotted camping at the Old Pickens place south of the sawmill. The place has been abandoned since old man Pickens passed away nearly 10 years ago. Since no one quite knows who now owns the place, the sheriff is reluctant to run them off. - Our Latest Locomotive
Back in July the Fungus and Mungus Railroad purchased a new locomotive. Its new identification plate arrived and was installed a couple of days ago. It’s now officially a part of the railroad. - The Fungus Mines
It is Friday, October 12, 1906, at 6:05 am. Stanley “Stan” Still, superintendent for the Fungus Mining Corp. has just arrived at the mining complex in Mineral Valley. It was only a short buggy ride from his suite at the Shady Rest Hotel in Bedrock where he has lived since the passing of his wife Gertrude in 1903. He no longer needs his own home and best of all, the food at the Shady Rest is darn good. The Frederick “Freddy” Fungus Mining Corp. owns the two largest of over 20 mines in Mineral Valley. Mineral Valley is located on… - Logging Camp 2
It is Friday, October 12, 1906, at 6:05 am. The chow whistle at the Hubert “Hugh” Mungus Timber Co. Logging Camp 2 has already sounded, and loggers are jostling for seats at one of the long tables. Platters piled high with ham, sausages, eggs, and griddle cakes cooks are being placed on the table as the coffee pots are passed around. Within minutes, the platters are empty as the hungry loggers chow down. The three camp flunkies, Billy Jo, Bobby Jo, and Betty Jo all daughters of Ida Baker, one of the camp cooks, keep more platters coming and the…