![1918 Alco 2-10-0 Decapod
This restored Alco is on display at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC.
Created with three shots at 0 and +/-2ev were combined in Photomatix and enhanced with Topaz Adjust.
A little history from the museum web site:
"Seaboard Air Line #544--- The locomotive was built by the American Locomotive Company in March 1918. This 2-10-0 Decapod was built for the Russian State Railroad, but never delivered due to the Revolution of 1917. Before the locomotive could be used in the U.S, wider tires had to be installed since the Russian Railroads used 5-foot gauge, instead of 4 feet 8 ½ inches. It then became the property of the United States Railroad Administration, begun in 1917 to control the shipment of vital war supplies during World War I. Decapods were employed on branch lines throughout the Seaboard system, being based in North Carolina at Hamlet and Raleigh. During the 1950s these decapods were transferred to the Gainesville Midland, a Seaboard subsidiary in Georgia. The 544 was placed on display in Atlanta in 1965 and later sold to the North Carolina Railroad Company in 1980, which donated the locomotive to the State of North Carolina. The 544 was cosmetically restored in 1996 for display in the Robert Julian Roundhouse."](http://carolinadoug.smugmug.com/Trains/Railroad/i-htgPqd2/3/Ti/DSC_0130%20-%20Version%202-Ti.jpg "1918 Alco 2-10-0 Decapod
This restored Alco is on display at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC.
Created with three shots at 0 and +/-2ev were combined in Photomatix and enhanced with Topaz Adjust.
A little history from the museum web site:
"Seaboard Air Line #544--- The locomotive was built by the American Locomotive Company in March 1918. This 2-10-0 Decapod was built for the Russian State Railroad, but never delivered due to the Revolution of 1917. Before the locomotive could be used in the U.S, wider tires had to be installed since the Russian Railroads used 5-foot gauge, instead of 4 feet 8 ½ inches. It then became the property of the United States Railroad Administration, begun in 1917 to control the shipment of vital war supplies during World War I. Decapods were employed on branch lines throughout the Seaboard system, being based in North Carolina at Hamlet and Raleigh. During the 1950s these decapods were transferred to the Gainesville Midland, a Seaboard subsidiary in Georgia. The 544 was placed on display in Atlanta in 1965 and later sold to the North Carolina Railroad Company in 1980, which donated the locomotive to the State of North Carolina. The 544 was cosmetically restored in 1996 for display in the Robert Julian Roundhouse."")
1926 Baldwin Locomotive Works 2-8-0
This restored Baldwin steamer is on display at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC.
A little history from the museum web site:
BC&G #4 --- The locomotive was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September 1926. This 2-8-0 Consolidation type locomotive was built for the National Railway of Mexico as oil burner number 200, but never delivered. Instead, it was converted to coal firing and sold to the Buffalo Creek and Gauley Railroad in West Virginia as number 4. In 1964, the locomotive was sold to the Quakertown and Eastern, a tourist line in Pennsylvania. They later sold the number 4 to the Southwest Virginia Scenic Railroad in Hilton, VA. The NCTHC bought the locomotive in 1978, which was restored to operating condition in 1987 by retired Southern Railway employees who volunteered at the museum. The 604 was numbered after similar class locomotives on the Southern, and is used to pull the on-site train ride. This locomotive is currently awaiting a mechanical overhaul and is not in service.
This restored Baldwin steamer is on display at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC.
A little history from the museum web site:
BC&G #4 --- The locomotive was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September 1926. This 2-8-0 Consolidation type locomotive was built for the National Railway of Mexico as oil burner number 200, but never delivered. Instead, it was converted to coal firing and sold to the Buffalo Creek and Gauley Railroad in West Virginia as number 4. In 1964, the locomotive was sold to the Quakertown and Eastern, a tourist line in Pennsylvania. They later sold the number 4 to the Southwest Virginia Scenic Railroad in Hilton, VA. The NCTHC bought the locomotive in 1978, which was restored to operating condition in 1987 by retired Southern Railway employees who volunteered at the museum. The 604 was numbered after similar class locomotives on the Southern, and is used to pull the on-site train ride. This locomotive is currently awaiting a mechanical overhaul and is not in service.
1926 Baldwin Locomotive Works 2-8-0
This restored Baldwin steamer is on display at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC.
A little history from the museum web site:
BC&G #4 --- The locomotive was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September 1926. This 2-8-0 Consolidation type locomotive was built for the National Railway of Mexico as oil burner number 200, but never delivered. Instead, it was converted to coal firing and sold to the Buffalo Creek and Gauley Railroad in West Virginia as number 4. In 1964, the locomotive was sold to the Quakertown and Eastern, a tourist line in Pennsylvania. They later sold the number 4 to the Southwest Virginia Scenic Railroad in Hilton, VA. The NCTHC bought the locomotive in 1978, which was restored to operating condition in 1987 by retired Southern Railway employees who volunteered at the museum. The 604 was numbered after similar class locomotives on the Southern, and is used to pull the on-site train ride. This locomotive is currently awaiting a mechanical overhaul and is not in service." href="javascript:openLB(823888488,'',XLarge,'',1024,683);">
1926 Baldwin Locomotive Works 2-8-0
This restored Baldwin steamer is on display at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC.
A little history from the museum web site:
BC&G #4 --- The locomotive was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September 1926. This 2-8-0 Consolidation type locomotive was built for the National Railway of Mexico as oil burner number 200, but never delivered. Instead, it was converted to coal firing and sold to the Buffalo Creek and Gauley Railroad in West Virginia as number 4. In 1964, the locomotive was sold to the Quakertown and Eastern, a tourist line in Pennsylvania. They later sold the number 4 to the Southwest Virginia Scenic Railroad in Hilton, VA. The NCTHC bought the locomotive in 1978, which was restored to operating condition in 1987 by retired Southern Railway employees who volunteered at the museum. The 604 was numbered after similar class locomotives on the Southern, and is used to pull the on-site train ride. This locomotive is currently awaiting a mechanical overhaul and is not in service.
This restored Baldwin steamer is on display at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC.
A little history from the museum web site:
BC&G #4 --- The locomotive was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September 1926. This 2-8-0 Consolidation type locomotive was built for the National Railway of Mexico as oil burner number 200, but never delivered. Instead, it was converted to coal firing and sold to the Buffalo Creek and Gauley Railroad in West Virginia as number 4. In 1964, the locomotive was sold to the Quakertown and Eastern, a tourist line in Pennsylvania. They later sold the number 4 to the Southwest Virginia Scenic Railroad in Hilton, VA. The NCTHC bought the locomotive in 1978, which was restored to operating condition in 1987 by retired Southern Railway employees who volunteered at the museum. The 604 was numbered after similar class locomotives on the Southern, and is used to pull the on-site train ride. This locomotive is currently awaiting a mechanical overhaul and is not in service.
See photo in original gallery.
Original size: 3440x2293 |
Current: 800x534 |
