 Interactive map of New Life Ranch Frontier Cove | |
| Location | Adair,Oklahoma,United States |
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| Opened | 1986 |
| Operated by | New Life Ranch |
New Life Ranch Frontier Cove (formerlyDry Gulch, U.S.A.) is aWestern-themedChristian children'ssummer camp located on the western edge ofLake Hudson near Adair, Oklahoma.
The New Life Ranch Frontier Cove facility, originally named Dry Gulch, U.S.A., was founded by Church on the Move senior pastor Willie George in 1986. At this time, he was producingThe Gospel Bill Show, a Christian values-based television show that used the Western-themed town on the property as a set. Apart from religious services, camp activities include traditional ones such as basketball, obstacle courses, swimming, canoeing, and inner tube riding; and non-traditional ones such as carousel rides, bumper cars, and go-karts.[1]
The Christmas Train (Dry Gulch, U.S.A.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The New Life Ranch Frontier Cove property, when it was owned by Church on the Move, hadThe Christmas Train (a.k.a.: the Dry Gulch & Silver City Railroad), a3 ft (914 mm)narrow gaugeheritage railroad opened in 1996, which utilized genuinesteam locomotives and ran during the weeks leading up toChristmas.[2] Each year, The Christmas Train entertained over 50,000 visitors.[2][3] It was discontinued after the 2016 season.[4]
The Christmas Train had threepropane-fired steam locomotives, two of which are historic. Their details are listed in the table below.[5][6][7]
| Number | Wheel arrangement | Year built | Builder | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0-4-0 | 1942 | H.K. Porter, Inc. | |
| 43 | 0-4-0 | 1928 | H.K. Porter, Inc. | |
| 552 | 4-4-0 | 1974 | Crown Metal Products | Originally built for the Old Dominion Line, the now-defunct railroad in theKings Dominionamusement park inDoswell, Virginia. Since sold toWorlds of Fun.[8] |
In February 2016, Church on the Move, the owner of Dry Gulch, U.S.A. and The Christmas Train, announced that the property was put up for sale with the hope of selling it to a similar organization.[3] In August 2018, the camp was purchased by New Life Ranch and renamed "New Life Ranch Frontier Cove".[9] That same month, Church on the Move was in the process of selling the Christmas Train to a group outside of Oklahoma.[9]
36°23′05″N95°08′25″W / 36.384810°N 95.140366°W /36.384810; -95.140366 (Dry Gulch, U.S.A.)
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