| Title: |
PRRR 2-8-0 #18 - Preston RR |
| Description: |
Rare photo of Preston 2-8-0 #18. History - Baldwin, 9/1904, nee-Western Virginia Northern (WVN) 2-8-0 #8. The loco was sold to the Preston RR in 1950. In 1961, Earl Leap of Madley, Pa, bought both #8 & #9 engines and then sold them to Don Leap, in 1961 then in Hyndman, Pa, in 1970. They remained in storage until more than thirty years later in 2005, the West Virginia Railroad Museum bought both engines with the intention of repairing them to be operated in tourist service. #18 is now stored at Cass Scenic RR at Elkins, WV. Unknown photographer Specs - serial #24738, class 10, 46" drivers, modest 160 psi boiler pressure, 21x24" cylinders, modest engine weight of 140,000 lb, modest tractive effort of 31,292 lb. |
| Photo Date: |
7/2/1959 Upload Date: 2/16/2025 12:35:53 PM |
| Location: |
Crellin, MD |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRRR 18(2-8-0) |
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