pic: Jay H 237

[Jay H 237]

Originally Posted by M. Krass

Ooh, by any chance, do they have any NY, NH & H Alco PA-1s there?

Below I attached some more photos of additional equipment they have.

They don't have any PA-1's currently. They did have a FA-1 on the property but they sold it to a private collector in Tennesse. They had acquired the FA from a short line Canadian railroad. It was blue and yellow and the railroads name had been blacked out and I don't know of any Canadian roads off hand that had that scheme. The blue and yellow was lighter than the scheme used by the Chessie System.

They do have several EMD units and a single General Electric that are painted in the NH McGinnis scheme. The EMD's began life as a possibly an F-7 (not sure on that one) and F-9 but have been rebuilt in the 70's for cummuter service so they no longer hold those designations although the car bodies are still a F-7 and 9. They also have a GP-9 that has been restored in the B&M scheme. These units are in rotating service same as the NH RS-3 #529.

The bad news is that the GE U25B #2525 is no longer in service. It was fully restored and saw service for about a year before being in a collision with a string of parked heavyweight passenger cars. They believe someone snuck onto the property at night cut a lock and threw a switch. The next morning it was pulling a passenger train when it hit the switch and went onto the siding hitting the parked cars. No major injuries but the Uboat sustained heavy damage to the rear. The cat walk is crushed, the M.U. plugs along with the railing were torn off, and the prime mover was dislodged from the motor mounts. The museum doesn't have the money and facilities to repair the frame and prime mover. Last I heard if by some chance the funds become available it would be moved to the Stratsburg Railroad Museum in Pennsylvania for repairs.

I also included a pic of some of the heavywieght passenger cars they have that are awaiting restoration. They have 5 or 6 completely done but they weren't in the yard when I was there.

Here's a link to thier website. If I had more time I would donate some of mine to help them with the equipment. The bad thing is currently with my job I had barely enough time for my team this year.