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#STEAM LOCOMOTIVE UPDATE#
Trains’ 2022 steam locomotive list, spring update Replicas of historical significance are recognized. The locomotives listed here should have had some sort of prior life in regular service. Remember, to qualify for the active steam list, a steam locomotive of 2-foot gauge and up must run in a public venue at least one day each year. It would be great to see either one climbing Cumbres Pass. Speaking of rebuilds we’d like to see, the two-state commission that oversees the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad has approved rebuilding a K-37 Mikado, either No. 604, 1987-2001), I wholeheartedly endorse this project. 4’s boiler and pulled its throttle (when it ran at N.C.
#STEAM LOCOMOTIVE HOW TO#
For details and how to help, see As one who has stoked No. The railroad needs the fan community’s support to complete the project. It will be the featured power on the Cass-Durbin line whose restoration is nearing a close. Speaking of Cass, the railroad announced that it will be building a new boiler for Buffalo Creek & Gauley 2-8-0 No. A fixture at the railroad since 1981, this super Shay will soon be back in service at the nation’s unofficial operating museum of geared steam. The massive 162-ton brute of a Shay will be back out in 2022 pulling trains up and down the mountains above Cass. In wild, wonderful West Virginia, Cass Scenic Railroad is wrapping up a 1,472-day inspection and repairs to the last Shay built, Western Maryland No. R&N has scheduled a series of trips with the T-hog in the spring and fall, and we’ll look forward to this landmark locomotive. Having missed the T-1s on the American Freedom Train and the Chessie Steam Special and elsewhere, I’m super excited to see this one return. Testing on Reading & Northern’s Reading Co. Now for a quick look ahead to restorations we’re anticipating. It got a full 1,472-day inspection this time, as well. It was built in 1890 by Schenectady and was on display in the city for years until its restoration in 2010. The Knoxville, Tenn.-based locomotive has quite the history. 154 at the East Tennessee tourist carrier, Three Rivers Rambler, a part of Gulf & Ohio Railways. New to the list is Southern Railway 2-8-0 No. Since we debuted the list last fall, we’ve gotten great feedback, updates, and added to the list. Jim Wrinn photographĢ022 steam locomotive list spring update: It’s time for the active steam list update. The engine returned to steam in late 2021. 154 performs during a 2011 photo charter.
