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Having more tracks gave the 425 and 2102 a large number of new areas to roam, and the engines became based out of the railroad's own headquarters of Port Clinton. It performed a doubleheader with the No. 2102 in 1988. [9] In 1992, No. 425 was repainted into a new dark royal blue paint scheme as opposed to its original black livery. [10]
Boston and Maine 3713, also known as the "Constitution", is the sole survivor of the "P-4a" class 4-6-2 "Heavy Pacific" type steam locomotives. It was built in December 1934 by the Lima Locomotive Works for the Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M), hauling passenger trains around the New England region.
A new tender was fabricated by Oaks Welding in Buck Run, Pennsylvania. [6] The engine was finally fired up after more than five decades of inactivity on November 23, 2012. [1] The Railway Restoration Project 113 Organization conducted a test-run on the same day with the engine also doing some more test-runs in 2013 and 2014. [1] [6]
Other locomotives of this design were built for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Lehigh and New England Railroad, and General Steel Castings. [citation needed] Following the end of World War II, the locomotive was purchased by the Jackson Iron and Steel Company of Jackson, Ohio, becoming their number 3 in 1948. [2]
Nickel Plate Road 765 is a preserved S-2 class 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type steam locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, commonly referred to as the "Nickel Plate Road".
In the mid-1910s, when World War I broke out, the LS&I and MM&SE designed and ordered a new class of 2-8-0 "consolidation" types from the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the LS&I ordered three while the MM&SE only ordered one. [1] [2] The MM&SE locomotive was No. 33, which was numbered 44 at the time. [1]
Illinois Central No. 382, also known as "Ole' 382" or "The Cannonball", was a 4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler" bought new from the Rogers Locomotive Works in Paterson, New Jersey for the Illinois Central Railroad. [1] Constructed in 1898, the locomotive was used for fast passenger service between Chicago, Illinois and New Orleans, Louisiana. [1]
Four third-class four-wheel carriages were purchased new in 1901 for the opening of the line. Bodies used to create bogie carriages in 1906. [30] Hurst Nelson Ltd 5, 6: 4-wheel first Two first-class four-wheel carriages were purchased new in 1901 for the opening of the line. Bodies used to create bogie carriages in 1906. [30] R Y Pickering 1 ...