After the movie is finished, #7 is returned to the mill site and parked on the east end of the laminated beam plant along with several sections of assembled rails and ties.
An unbelievable commotion was in progress beside the railroad house where I lived in Bonner. It was in the late summer of 1954 when I ran outside the back door to see what the blazes was going on!
Dan Ryan was the last engineer to work on Old #7 before his retirement. Dan was Orville Spooner's father-in-law, and Orville, together with his wife, supplied this information.
Sleigh Riding in Bonner, Montana
Glen Max Smith, aka "The Hooligan," recalls sledding adventures on Bonner Mountain using Flexible Flyers, skis, boxes, and Coca Cola signs.