They weren’t switchers, they were road locomotives for commuter trains to Worcester, Mass. they were designed the way so they could operate without turning the engine. They also ran on the branch with a stop every mile and a half or so that was sold to the MBTA in 1959 which electrified it and up to three car trains PCC cars. It wasn’t uncommon for the engines to haul 10 or more cars. My original division was the B & A where I ran trains as an engineer. It was known as the Highland Branch. Double track to Riverside where it met the mainline a few hundred yards short of Route 128. Now the MBTA has a large storage yard and maintenance facility there which is easy to see as the LRV cars run around the yard to unload so there facing inbound to the green line subway. The first stop outside the tunnel on riverside trains is the best way to attend Red Sox games at Fenway Park as its a short walk from the first highland branch station stop.
This, I can confirm this. Boston area commuter locomotives. They weren't exactly "tank" engines. Rather they had what was described as a "Fixed Tender". For running in both directions.
They are a lot like a PRR G5 4-6-0 with the tender smaller and made part of the engine frame. That was also a commuter engine: what it lost by not having that trailing truck for reverse travel, it gained in range by having a a separate tender. -all compromises!
My grandfather worked for the NYC, and often noted that the owner(s) of the NYC (Pearlman perhaps?) was/were closely connected to scrapping operations at the end of the steam era, and they made quite a bit of money in the scrapping process. Needless to say, very few NYC steamers have survived...
Good video. Nice to see some recognition for some of America's only tank engines. Surprisingly many railroads operated tank engines like these, such as the Long Island Railroad and Illionois Central.
When I was going to MA public regional transportation meetings some years ago, one of the government officials i chatted up told of his memory of tank engines working the Highland Branch in Brookline and Newton before it was converted to a light rail tramway by the MTA. always tried to picture them, thanks!
Awesome!!! I love trains, especially the old west steamers, the diamond stack 0-4-0's and 0-4-2's are by far my favorites. I think Jude needs a house with a Train-room. That would be some awesome F1nn5ter content!
Came here from your C&M channel. I can't believe I found someone else who likes both trains AND F1nn5ter. The overlap between the two must be very small but they are both topics I enjoy!
it also at one pointed operated. But for reasons I've forgotten (I think something to do with original paperwork being burned?) they weren't able to operate it anymore. So now its just been rotting away outside in the yard
Steamtowns engine 47 originally operated as th e first operational steam locomotive operated by steam town on the Claremont and Concord short line that came complete with operational water towers. As it was purchased by Nelson Blount ( founder ) and was in excellent condition it became the first live steam locomotive in steam towns history. When it was purchased the couldn’t find the ICC so when an ICC showed up to inspect the engine and paper work they didn’t have the proper paperwork so the inspector immediately ordered number 47 shut dow. In order to run her again they would have to completely go thru the engine top to bottom via a rebuild. Then and only then could she qualify for the correct ICC paperwork. It was deemed to small and too expensive at the time to invest the money in her so a small 2-8-0 from a New Jersey short line was the next steam locomotive put in service as it had the correct paperwork with her. It’s a shame because Canadian National 47 is the only tender free locomotive to operate in the US albeit for a short time. Food for thought
Take that wheel arrangement and scale it up to 7ft drivers and you have one of the fastest tender engines ever built, the DRG class 61. The locomotive itself was partially scrapped but the front end of the frame lives on in the one-off 18 201
They weren’t switchers, they were road locomotives for commuter trains to Worcester, Mass. they were designed the way so they could operate without turning the engine. They also ran on the branch with a stop every mile and a half or so that was sold to the MBTA in 1959 which electrified it and up to three car trains PCC cars. It wasn’t uncommon for the engines to haul 10 or more cars. My original division was the B & A where I ran trains as an engineer. It was known as the Highland Branch. Double track to Riverside where it met the mainline a few hundred yards short of Route 128. Now the MBTA has a large storage yard and maintenance facility there which is easy to see as the LRV cars run around the yard to unload so there facing inbound to the green line subway. The first stop outside the tunnel on riverside trains is the best way to attend Red Sox games at Fenway Park as its a short walk from the first highland branch station stop.
This, I can confirm this. Boston area commuter locomotives. They weren't exactly "tank" engines. Rather they had what was described as a "Fixed Tender". For running in both directions.
There are no Boston & Albany steamers around but NYC 3001 ran on the route until 1950 and is now in Elkhart
They are a lot like a PRR G5 4-6-0 with the tender smaller and made part of the engine frame.
That was also a commuter engine: what it lost by not having that trailing truck for reverse travel, it gained in range by having a a separate tender.
-all compromises!
Kool video man
My grandfather worked for the NYC, and often noted that the owner(s) of the NYC (Pearlman perhaps?) was/were closely connected to scrapping operations at the end of the steam era, and they made quite a bit of money in the scrapping process. Needless to say, very few NYC steamers have survived...
USRA 4-6-6T
Definitely Need these around
Good video. Nice to see some recognition for some of America's only tank engines. Surprisingly many railroads operated tank engines like these, such as the Long Island Railroad and Illionois Central.
All these tank engines should have been preserved
What an an oddball loco. Hard to imagine why they would need such a massive switcher. Thanks for the interesting video
Not a switcher: suburban passenger.
Fantastic video
When I was going to MA public regional transportation meetings some years ago, one of the government officials i chatted up told of his memory of tank engines working the Highland Branch in Brookline and Newton before it was converted to a light rail tramway by the MTA. always tried to picture them, thanks!
Awesome!!! I love trains, especially the old west steamers, the diamond stack 0-4-0's and 0-4-2's are by far my favorites. I think Jude needs a house with a Train-room. That would be some awesome F1nn5ter content!
Came here from your C&M channel. I can't believe I found someone else who likes both trains AND F1nn5ter. The overlap between the two must be very small but they are both topics I enjoy!
Steamtown in Scranton has a preserved 4-6-4t Canadian National locomotive number 47. It looks similar to the B&A tank engines.
it also at one pointed operated. But for reasons I've forgotten (I think something to do with original paperwork being burned?) they weren't able to operate it anymore. So now its just been rotting away outside in the yard
Steamtowns engine 47 originally operated as th e first operational steam locomotive operated by steam town on the Claremont and Concord short line that came complete with operational water towers. As it was purchased by Nelson Blount ( founder ) and was in excellent condition it became the first live steam locomotive in steam towns history. When it was purchased the couldn’t find the ICC so when an ICC showed up to inspect the engine and paper work they didn’t have the proper paperwork so the inspector immediately ordered number 47 shut dow. In order to run her again they would have to completely go thru the engine top to bottom via a rebuild. Then and only then could she qualify for the correct ICC paperwork. It was deemed to small and too expensive at the time to invest the money in her so a small 2-8-0 from a New Jersey short line was the next steam locomotive put in service as it had the correct paperwork with her. It’s a shame because Canadian National 47 is the only tender free locomotive to operate in the US albeit for a short time.
Food for thought
Take that wheel arrangement and scale it up to 7ft drivers and you have one of the fastest tender engines ever built, the DRG class 61.
The locomotive itself was partially scrapped but the front end of the frame lives on in the one-off 18 201
What an interesting loco!!!! And a great video, BTW....
Iowa interstate? Os that what they are painted in?
Imagine a 69999999999999999999999999999999997 wheel arrangement
Never seen such large tank engines
These are oddballs of the New York Central to be honest
How do these things turn? Is the tender wheels connected to the tender
The tender is part of the frame of the loco
I see one axle ahead of the drivers. Is this a 2-6-6T?
kinda looks like the fury