Lackawanna SC switcher

Former Lackawanna SC switcher at Steamtown, 2005




The SC was produced by Electro-Motive prior to the takeover by GM, and was powered by a Winton prime mover. Lackawanna #426 was reengined with a 567 engine and later served with Bethlehem Steel.

An excellent article on kitbashing a N-scale Santa Fe SC using a Kato NW2 and  Lifelike SW900.

Lehigh Valley Railroad

Lehigh Valley Bibliography:

"Locomotives of the 4-6-2 and 2-10-2 Type from the Lehigh Valley Railroad"  Railway & Locomotive Engineering May 1917. Details Baldwin-built K-5 Pacifics and R-1 Santa Fes, with overall photos of locomotives #2102 and #4000

Harold W. Russell  "Lehigh Valley RR's Geneva, N.Y. Station"  Model Railroader March 1996  p.104-108  Includes N-scale plans

Article on the restoration of the Lehigh Valley Station at Rochester, NY

Roster of Lehigh Valley diesel locomotives

PRR Station plans

Buildings and Structures of American Railroads A Reference Book for Railroad Managers, Superintendents, Master Mechanics, Engineers, Architects, and Students By Walter Gilman Berg

Sand House Plans

Railroad Structures and Estimates By John Wilson Orrock

Illinois Central Steam Locomotives

IC 2-8-0 #790 walk around at Steamtown.

Built by Alco in 1903 for the Chicago Union Transfer Railway, this Mikado was quickly sold to the Illinois Central, which rebuilt it with superheat about a decade later. Replaced by diesels in the 1950s, it was sold into private hands, but as late as the spring of 1965 it saw use at the Clinton Corn Processing Company during flooding. It came to the original Steamtown in Vermont during 1966.







Bibliography:

"Six Wheel Switchers for the Illinois Central Railroad"  Railway & Locomotive Engineering March 1913 p.111  Includes a photo of Alco-built locomotive #218


A Catalogue Descriptive of Simple and Compound Locomotives By Brooks Locomotive Works, Dunkirk, N.Y., Brooks Locomotive Works, Dunkirk Brooks Locomotive Works, N.Y

PRR E7 locomotive walk around

E7 PRR 5901 cab detail

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E7 fuel tank detail


The E7 replaced the E6 on EMD production lines in 1945, and was the first E-unit to replace the "slanted" nose with the "Bulldog" style seen on F-units. E7s were in use into the 1970s, but all the survivors were scrapped save PRR 5901, which is now at the Railroad Museum of PA. It was donated in Penn Central colors, but has since been restored to the PRR scheme.

PRR E7 slides

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PRR GG-1 4800 "Old Rivets" walk around

EMD SD40-2

Helm Leasing SD40-2 6253, a former Union Pacific locomotive

For much of the period between the mid 1970s to early 1990s, the EMD SD40-2 was almost the "generic American locomotive", with almost 4,000 examples being sold. At the time of the model's introduction, many detested the new units for helping to replace many first-generation diesels, but today the type is itself a sought-after photo target as newer power begins to replace it. Combining the Dash-2 electrical systems in the proven SD40/645 engine combination, the SD40-2 proved to be more economical to operate than the more powerful SD45.

EMD produced no booster SD40-2s, but BNSF continues to operate several rebuilt units that predecessor Burlington Northern created from wrecked standard locomotives. EMD production ended in 1986, but many SD40s, SD45s and SD45-2s have since been rebuilt to SD40-2 configurations.


NS SD40-2s on Horseshoe Curve


Seven years after Conrail, this NS SD40-2 was still in blue

CSX 8063



FURX 3040 is a former B&O SD40 rebuilt to SD40-2 standard, which trailing 6253 is a former Burlington Northern SD40-3 rebuild.

Between 1974 and 1980, EMD built 312 SD40T-2 tunnel motor versions, these having their radiator intakes moved lower down to prevent overheating by taking in cooler, less exhaust-laden air closer to the bottom of tunnels. The Southern Pacific was the major customer, buying 229 with 4,400-gallon fuel tanks; those bought by the D&RGW had 4,000-gallon tanks.

The BB40-2 variant is a rebuilt narrow-gauge version for use in South America, using two pairs of B trucks.


Locomotive Patent Plans - Print & Download




Missouri Pacific SD40-2 photo gallery

 Roster of FURX locomotives

SD40-2 Manuals for sale

Southern Railway

The Southern vanished into NS a long time ago, but this boxcar still carried a reasonably good original paint scheme in 2005.


Southern Rwy Bibliography:

"Duplex 2-8-2+2-8-0 on the Southern Railway"  Railway & Locomotive Engineering March 1917. Duplex built at Spencer shops using components from scrapped Moguls and Consolidations. Includes an overall photo of locomotive #4576

"Engines for the Southern Doing Good Work with the Hanna Automatic Stoker"  Railway & Locomotive Engineering August 1917. Includes an overall photo of Baldwin-built 2-10-2 #5028, and a cab interior shot showing the mechanical stoker.

"Extensive Improvements on the Southern Railway"  Railway & Locomotive Engineering November 1917. Includes a photo of a viaduct over the Dan River.

PRR / Railway Express Agency Reefer

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PRR Reefers

CSX Hoppers

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Conrail Quality Hoppers

Former Conrail hoppers on CSX
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Conrail Boxcar

NYC (ex Conrail) boxcar 216879


Conrail extra height boxcar

Cotton Belt (SSW) Boxcar

Cotton Belt "Hydra Cushion" Boxcar, circa 2005

PRR Streamlined Steam switcher patent

This one is new to me - a 1945 PRR patent (issued 1952) at first glance I thought "diesel switcher" but its a *steam* design!

New York Central Alco

Locomotives: Simple, Compound, and Electric By Harry Clifton Reagan: "
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Philadelphia & Reading RR Station Plans

Buildings and Structures of American Railroads: A Reference Book for ... By Walter Gilman Berg

GG-1 4800 "Old Rivets" walk around

The original (and only riveted) GG-1 prototype, as seen preserved at the Railroad Museum of PA. Note the original type screens - these were moved higher up after "diamond" snow shorted out motors during several blizzards in the 50s and 60s - 4800 lasted in service almost to the end of the GG-1 era, but she apparently never received the retrofit.

4800 was delivered to the PRR in the summer of 1934, having been built by GE/Baldwin to compete with Westinghouse's R1. The Pennsy was looking to replace the P5s, and the GG-1 was chosen due to its articulated frame, which allowed the design to take sharper curves than the R1.

Seen here unmarked in overall black, 4800 saw service in a bicentennial scheme before becoming the sole GG-1 to wear Conrail blue before being retired to Strasburg.





GG-1 4800 Builder's Plate





The GG-1 had six driving axles, with 57-inch wheels, with a quartet of unpowered wheels at either end. Each powered axle had a pair of 385hp traction motors; the locomotive was rated for a continous output of 4,620hp, and for a short duration, 8,000hp could be achieved. In passenger service, GG-1s had a timetable speed of 75-80mph for the majority of their lives, but in later years this was increased to 100mph on several occasions.

GG-1 pantograph

GG-1 4800 models for sale

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GG-1 #4913 walk-around

PRR E7 walk around

Amtrak E60 #603 walk around

A magnificent large scale scratchbuilt GG-1 model - well worth a look!

Baldwin "Old Ironsides" 2-2-0 steam locomotive

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Matthias Baldwin's first locomotive, Old Ironsides, was constructed for the Philadelphia, Germantown & Norristown Railroad in late 1832, after Baldwin, a former jeweler, silversmith, and printer had publicly shown a subscale demonstrator the year before. Baldwin had built a powerful (for the day) stationary steam engine in 1828, and combined this experience with knowledge gleaned from early British locomotives to produce the 2-2-0 Ironsides.

History of the Baldwin Locomotive Works from 1831 to 1897 By Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation

ACE 3000 Steam Locomotive

The ACE 3000 was an early 1980s proposal by American Coal Enterprises to develop a modern steam locomotive, with computerized controls allowing for much easier operations than the "classic" steam types, development of which had stopped three decades previously. The ACE 3000 configuration was to consist of a 4-8-2 main unit coupled to a support unit riding C-C trucks containing the water and containerized coal packs. Both units would have had control cabs.


Coal-fired steam locomotive Livio D. Porta et al

A magnficent brass ACE 3000 model

Amtrak E60 603 walk around

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Amtrak's E60 series was another familiar locomotive of my youth, but Amtrak retired and scrapped their fleet several years ago after an abortive rebuild program. There are only two surviving passenger models - 603 at the RR Museum of PA, and a former NJT example. However, the E60C-2 freight model is still in use, although I've never had the occasion to see one - the passenger model was actually derived from the original E60C freight model, which had only a single pantograph.

These were the best shots possible at the time - it was in a darkened area of the museum, and I was using a new camera with a puny flash,

Bachmann HO and N scale E60CP models for sale

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PRR GG-1 4800 "Old Rivets" walk around

EMD1944 patent

TWO-UNIT LOCOMOTIVE BODY John Markestein

Big Boy 4012 walk around

Big Boy DVDs