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East Broad Top #12 is the first Mikado locomotive built for the railroad in 1911. The new Mikado began the process of modernizing the East Broad Top locomotive fleet, replacing the aging mixed roster of various locomotive types which ran on the railroad prior. The locomotive was designed to haul 15 loaded coal hoppers on the railroad.
The East Broad Top Railroad (EBT) is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge historic and heritage railroad headquartered in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania. Operating from 1871 to 1956, it is one of the United States' oldest and best-preserved narrow-gauge railroads, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964.
This is a list of preserved locomotives in the United States, organized by state then city or town of their last-known locations. It is intended to list all locomotives that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places or other heritage registers, or that are preserved and displayed or stored or operated at museums or heritage railways .
A gas-electric doodlebug constructed by the East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company of Pennsylvania. Crewmen in front of a locomotive on the defunct East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad c. 1914. The Six Flags & Texas Railroad, located in Six Flags Over Texas, is the only remaining attraction from the park's inaugural season in 1961.
The class of 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotives were designed in the 1910s with one example East Broad Top #12 "Millie" being built in December 1911, where it was classified by East Broad Top as a Baldwin 12-28 E-1. [1] [2] [3] But in the 1930s, an updated version was drawn up.
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The EMD GP18 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division between December 1959 and November 1963. [1] Power was provided by a 16-567D1 16-cylinder engine which generated 1,800 horsepower (1.34 MW). [1]
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