Bill Caloroso – Cal’s Classics
Talky Tuesday #100
“WW #142” of two weeks ago is a 3/4 view of caboose #16. Per a 1938 ORER of 1938, there were 4 cabooses on the roster at that time, numbered 14-17. Caboose #15 was sold to the Arcade and Attica Railroad. The others were offered for sale after abandonment, beginning at $50.
Wordless Wednesday #142
Bill Caloroso – Cal’s Classics
Talky Tuesday #99
4-6-0 #119 leads a mixed freight in last week’s “WW #141”. 5 cars back is a mid-train helper. A number of photos show a helper engine multiple cars back in S&NY freights; I assume this was due to weight restrictions on bridges. Location of the photo is uncertain.
Wordless Wednesday #141
Bill Caloroso – Cal’s Classics
Talky Tuesday #98
S&NY #117 displays her fireman’s side on “WW #140” from December 20th. The jacketing over the boiler could use a little repair, but the 117 still looks to be in service, given the white flags on the smokebox and the load of coal in the tender. #117 was a 1900 product of the Schenectady Works, purchased used from the NYC as #1748 in 1926. The 2-6-0 went to the scrapper after abandonment.
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