This oil burning 0-4-0T (Tank) locomotive was one of five built by Alco in 1920.
This type was used for switching in industrial plants, and this specific engine was shipped to the Standard Oil Co... (more)
Classic "American" 4-4-0 steamlocomotive # 1 "Governor Stanford" in the outstanding California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. Following text from the museums website:
This forty-ton wood-bu... (more)
Recently having her wheels placed back under her, BEDT #16 basks in the winter sun. Museum members are looking into fully repainting her into her BEDT livery this year.
The not operational 2-8-2 "Mikado" # 539 of the Grand Canyon Railway, as display on the platform in Williams with a Christmas wreath on the smokebox. The locomotive was built in 1917 by ALCO for t... (more)
Full cosmetic restoration is now complete on one of the former "Lost Engines of Roanoke" as #1134 rests at the Railroad Museum of Virginia decked out with a Christmas wreath to celebrate... (more)