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360 to 400 hp (270 to 300 kW) ... The GE 44-ton switcher is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by ... Arcade and Attica Railroad in Arcade, NY shifted all ...
The railroad lost enough money in such a short time that Kann ended the agreement on his end. By 1916–1917, the foreclosure of the B&S and W&B forced the Buffalo, Attica, and Arcade into abandonment. On May 23, 1917, the Arcade and Attica (A&A) Railroad was formed by local investors to operate the line. The line had its ups and downs but ...
[1] [5] No. 18 hauling its first excursion train after returning to steam in September 2024 At the close of the 2001 passenger excursion season, No. 18 went into the A&A's workshops for a complete teardown and overhaul to bring it into compliance with the new 49 C.F.R. Part 230, the Federal Railroad Administration 's new regulations on steam ...
The main constituent of the freight service offered by the D&M and its predecessor railroads was timber from what was then the vast forests of northeastern Michigan; the D&M built spurs and branch lines to the forested areas. [5] The Rogers City Branch served the limestone quarries of Rogers City. In 1922, the railroad also had branch lines to ...
1.9.1.1.3 Attica and Arcade Railroad Company 1.9.1.1.4 Tonawanda Valley Extension Railroad Company 1.9.1.1.5 Tonawanda Valley and Cuba Railroad Company (of July 12, 1881)
Maine Central made annual purchases of new steam locomotives from 1899 through 1920. Changing economic climate following World War I terminated routine annual purchases. . Economic restructuring in the early 1920s included purchasing a few modern steam locomotives in 1923 and 1924 while eliminating subsidiary branch lines serving Bridgton, Belfast and Franklin C
Whitcomb 44-ton (B-B) 3.8-WS. 7. ... 1929-30 1944 built as 300 hp gas-electric, rebuilt to 650 hp diesel-electric in 1941; sold to US Government 1944 Electric
The company dieselized in 1950, acquiring a GE 44-ton switcher. [5] The closure of a mill in Skaneateles in 1969 led the railroad to abandon the track between the village and Skaneateles Falls, a distance of 3 miles (4.8 km). This left the Stauffer Chemical Company as the railroad's sole customer. [5] In 1974 Stauffer acquired the railroad. [3]