Showing posts with label 4-6-2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 4-6-2. Show all posts

Sunday, July 30, 2023

The Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami, FL

 We got a chance to go see a presentation on the Disney railroad, which also gave us an opportunity to revisit the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami, FL. Well at least we knew they would be open as opposed to last time.

Here's a video of the visit if you want to check that out:


Saturday, August 21, 2021

1919 ALCO 4-6-2 in Jacksonville, FL


We swung by Jacksonville, FL to see this 1919 ALCO 4-6-2, which was weirdly just sitting in the middle of a parking lot of the convention center.


**Update**

This train has been acquired by the US Sugar Railroad in Clewiston, FL. They plan to restore it to operational condition and use it on their railroad. Unfortunately we haven't visited there...yet.

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Sunday, August 15, 2021

1910 ALCO 4-6-2 (#46567) at the Southeastern Railway Museum

The next train on display we came across at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Ga was a gorgeous looking 1910 ALCO 4-6-2 (the first was a 1924 Heisler).


Savannah & Atlanta #750

Saturday, August 14, 2021

1927 Baldwin 4-6-2 (#59881) at the B&O Railroad Museum



The No. 5300, "President Washington" was the first of 20 class P-7 Pacific-type locomotives built for the B&O by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 and first unveiled at the B&O's centennial celebration, also known as the Fair of the Iron Horse. These locomotives were named after the first 21 U.S. Presidents with only one President Adams to represent both John and John Quincy Adams. These locomotives were designed for the B&O's premier Royal Blue Line passenger route between New York and Washington and considered one of the most handsome of the 4-6-2 type locomotive designs. The locomotive tenders were designed with water scoops to allow for refilling without stopping. The locomotives were also equipped with automatic train control for safety of operation. This feature insured that a train missing a signal was stopped immediately.

Friday, August 13, 2021

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

1911 ALCO 4-6-2 (#50133) Under Restoration in Albany, GA

Another train from that Georgia Northern line is in Albany, Ga. The #107 is a 1911 ALCO 4-6-2, which has been under cosmetic restoration...for quite awhile.