The Joyland 65 was written up in the Engineers and Engines Magazine a few years ago. This engine spent several years of its life working at the Joyland Amusement Park in Wichita, Kansas, and then just disappeared. It was discovered sitting in a warehouse, where it had rested for 45 years, and now it is back in the mainstream again for folks to see at steam shows. I ran across these videos on YouTube, and though they are not the highest quality, they are fun to watch. I have included the comments from JeffDetwiler's YouTube channel below each video.
"This is the first plowing done by the Joyland 65....possibly ever in its 86 year lifetime. It spent 45 years in a barn at Joyland Amusement Park in Wichita, KS, until Chady Atteberry discovered it in 2003 at it's former owner, Harold Ottoway's, funeral. It is documented all the way from the Case factory in '21 until the present."
"Fairview September 2010, perfect day for a plow ride, great soil, great friends... Btw~ the 65 Case was only rated for 6 to 8 plows from the factory... Needless to say they don't make things like they used to!! Shame."
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