Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad No. 643 is the sole survivor of the class H-1 2-10-4 "Texas type" steam locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1944 for the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, primarily used for hauling heavy mainline freight trains in Pennsylvania and Ohio, until retirement in 1952.
Illinois Central No. 790 is a preserved 2-8-0 “Consolidation” steam locomotive, built by ALCO’s Cooke Works in 1903.In 1959, No. 790 was saved from scrap and purchased by Lou Keller, and he used it to pull excursion trains in Iowa.
Indonesian Railway Company have 2 surviving roundhouses as in 2019: the one near Lempuyangan railway station in Yogyakarta and next to Tebing Tinggi station in North Sumatra. Although both no longer functioning as locomotive shed. Jatibarang Brebes Sugar Mill has a historic roundhouse for their fleet of 600mm locomotives.
When owner Jerry Joe Jacobson sold OHCR in 2008, he maintained ownership of the antique equipment, including the collection of steam locomotives. He built the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio to house that equipment. Jerry Jacobson died in 2017 at the age of 74. The collection includes the following: Operational:
0-4-0 steam locomotive: No future plans 4: Baldwin: 1914: 2-6-2 steam locomotive: Purchased 2008; will be restored for operation 65: H.K. Porter: 1930: 0-6-0 ST steam locomotive: Being rebuilt and brought up to FRA code to be returned to service 250: Baldwin: 1926: 2-6-2 steam locomotive: On static display at the Edaville Railroad, South Carver ...
Canadian Locomotive Company 1948 Display, awaiting future rebuild Age of Steam's primary locomotive/locomotive power. [18] [7] 1551 Canadian National: 4-6-0 Montreal Locomotive Works: 1912 Display, awaiting restoration Traded from Steamtown in exchange for BLW No. 26 in 1986. [7] 2630 US Army: 2-8-0 Baldwin Locomotive Works 1943 Display
No. 1218 is the sole survivor of the Norfolk and Western's class A locomotives and the only surviving 2-6-6-4 steam locomotive in the world. While smaller than Union Pacific's famous and more numerous "Challenger" class of 4-6-6-4 locomotives, Norfolk and Western's design racked up unmatched records of performance in service.
The No. 6755 has since been deteriorating at a rapid pace, with its boiler jackets removed in the early 2000s. Prolonged exposure to the elements has wreaked havoc on major parts of the locomotive, causing structural rust. The No. 6755 is one of the locomotives the museum plans to place inside the roundhouse currently under construction as of 2025.