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Tourist Steam

Many a boiler-on-wheels have survived the scrapper's torch in the last five decades thanks to the insistance of tourist railroad operators and museum maintainers (with rails for running) that steam power be preserved for subsequent generations. Today's railfan and his children are indebted to those tourist lines and curators who continue to take on the additional expense and hassle of maintaining aging kettles, especially in an age of increased liability concerns and greater anxiety over the bottom line. The trouble remains worthwhile, as nothing beats the smell of combustable soft coal coupled to the sound of valve cutoff. This page highlights the steamers in our photographic collection that either have operated or are currently operating in tourist or museum service.

Hesston Steam Museum

New Mexico Lumber Co #7

New Mexico Lumber Co #7

Lima 3-truck Shay (1929) / LaPorte, In / Sep 2009 / RWH

New Mexico Lumber Co #7

  • builder:Lima Locomotive Works
  • arrangement:3 truck Shay, Class C 60-3
  • built:Nov 1929, Lima #3345
  • notes:
  • blt New Mexico Lumber Co #7
    to Hofius Steel & Equipment Co., 1933
    to Oregon Lumber Co. #7, 1937
    to Black Hills Central RR #7, 1961
    to LaPorte County Historical Steam Society
    restored, Hesston Steam Museum, 2006
  • last narrow gauge Shay built by Lima
See our complete Hesston Steam Museum collection

Illinois Railway Museum

Chicago Burlington & Quincy #3007

Chicago Burlington & Quincy #3007

Union, Il / Sep 2009 / RWH

Chicago Burlington & Quincy #3007

  • builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
  • arrangement:4-6-4 Hudson
  • built:1930
  • fuel:coal/water
  • notes:
  • 78" drivers
  • ex Chicago Burlington & Quincy class S4
    to city of Quincy, Illinois
    to Wade's Purple Martin Train
    to display at Atlantic, Ia
    to Illinois Railway Museum
Graysonia, Nashville & Ashdown #26

Graysonia, Nashville & Ashdown #26

Union, Il / Sep 2009 / RWH

Graysonia, Nashville & Ashdown #26

  • builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
  • arrangement:2-6-0 Mogul
  • built:1926
  • fuel:coal/water
  • notes:
  • 54" drivers
  • retired, Graysonia, Nash. & Ashdown, 1958
    to Illinois Railway Museum, 1973
    stored serviceable
See our complete Illinois Railway Museum collection

Mid-Continent Railway Museum

Western Coal & Coke #1

Western Coal & Coke #1

Montreal 4-6-0 (1912) / North Freedom, Wi / Jun 1970 / JCH

Western Coal & Coke #1

  • builder:Montreal Locomotive Company
  • arrangement:4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler"
  • built:Dec 1912, Montreal #53632
  • fuel:coal/water
  • notes:
  • blt Western Coal & Coke #1, 1912
    to Lethbridge Collieries, 1935
    retired at Plyami, Alberta, 1964
    to Mid-Continent Rwy Museum, 1965
Dardanelle & Russellville #9

Dardanelle & Russellville #9

Baldwin 4-6-0 (1884) / North Freedom, Wi /Jun 1970

Dardanelle & Russellville #9

  • builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
  • arrangement:4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler"
  • built:1884, Baldwin #7469
  • fuel:coal/water
  • notes:
  • blt New Orleans & North Eastern #232
    to Mid-Continent Rwy Museum, 1963
See our complete Mid-Continent Railway Museum collection

Mississippi Railway & Transportation Museum

Mississippi Railway #203

Mississippi Railway #203

Baldwin 2-8-0 (1925) / Ansley, Ms / Sep 1985 / JCH

Mississippi Railway #203

  • builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
  • arrangement:2-8-0 Consolidation
  • built:1925
  • fuel:coal/water
  • notes:
  • blt for Washington & Lincolnton RR, 1925
    to Rockton & Rion quarry, 1932
    stored in Rion, SC, until 1977
    to Birmingham  Rail & Locomotive, 1977
    to Mississippi Rwy & Trans Museum, 1983
    to Waccamaw Coast Line Railroad, 1990
    to Gulf & Ohio Railways, 1995
See our complete Mississippi Railway & Transportation Museum collection

North Carolina Transportation Museum

Graham County #1925 #

Graham County Railroad #1925

Lima 3-truck Shay (1925) / Spencer, NC / May 2001 / JCH

Graham County Railroad #1925

  • builder:Lima Locomotive Works
  • arrangement:Class C (3 truck) Shay
  • built:1925
  • fuel:coal/water
  • notes:
  • 70 tons
    used on Graham County Railroad
    to NCTM, 1988; restored 1998
    currently out of service
Southern Railway #542

Southern Railway #542

Baldwin 2-8-0 (1903) / Spencer, NC / May 2001 / JCH

Southern #542

  • builder:Baldwin
  • arrangement:2-8-0 Consolidation
  • class:J (44 in series)
  • built:1903
  • fuel:soft coal/water
  • notes:
  • blt for Southern Railway, 1903
    donated to Clemmons NC, 1954
    to NCMTM on trade, 1991
    cosmetically restored
See our complete North Carolina Transportation Museum collection

New Hope & Ivyland Railroad

New Hope & Ivyland Railroad #1533

New Hope & Ivyland #1533

Montreal 4-6-0 (1911) / New Hope, Pa / Aug 1971 / JCH

New Hope & Ivyland #1533

  • builder:Montreal Locomotive Works
  • arrangement:4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler"
  • built:June 1911, Montreal #49878
  • fuel:coal/water
  • notes:
  • blt as Canadian Northern #264, 1911
    to Canadian National #1533, 1956
    to Steam Trains, Inc. #1533, 1962
    stored unserviceable, New Hope
See our complete New Hope & Ivyland Railroad collection

Strasburg Railroad

Strasburg Railroad #90

Strasburg #90

Baldwin 2-10-0 (1924) / Strasburg, Pa / Aug 1971 / JCH

Strasburg #90

  • builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
  • arrangement:2-10-0 Decapod
  • built:1924
  • fuel:bituminous coal/water
  • notes:
  • blt for Great Western RR, 1924
    to Strasburg, 1967
Strasburg Railroad #31

Strasburg #31

Baldwin 0-6-0 (1908) / Strasburg, Pa / Aug 1971 / JCH

Strasburg #31

  • builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
  • arrangement:0-6-0 switcher
  • built:1908
  • fuel:bituminous coal/water
  • notes:
  • ex Canadian National #7312, 7157, 7240
    ex Grand Trunk #118, 1706
    first run on SRC Sep 1960
See our complete Strasburg Railroad collection

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum #630

Southern Railway #630

Alco 2-8-0 (1904) / Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 1986 / JCH

Southern Railway #630

  • builder:ALCO - Richmond
  • arrangement:2-8-0 Consolidation
  • built:Feb 1904, ALCO #28446
  • fuel:coal/water
  • notes:
  • blt at Southern Railway #630, Class Ks-1
    sold to ET&WNC as #207 in 1952
    sold again as Southern #630 in 1968
    now at Tennessee Valley Railway Museum
Southern Rwy #4501

Southern Railway #4501

Baldwin 2-8-2 (1911) / unknown / Jul 1967 / JCH

Southern Railway #4501

  • builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
  • arrangement:2-8-2 Mikado
  • built:1911, Baldwin #37085
  • fuel:coal/water
  • notes:
  • blt for SOU #4501, 1911
    to Kentucky & Tennessee #11, 1948
    to The 4501 Corp. (Paul Merriman), 1964
    to Tennessee Valley Rwy Museum, 1975
    leased by SOU for excursions, 1966-87
See our complete Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum collection

Tweetsie Railroad

Tweetsie Railroad #190

Tweetsie Railroad #190

2-8-2 / Blowing Rock, NC / Aug 1968 / collection

Tweetsie Railroad #190

  • builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
  • arrangement:2-8-2 Mikado
  • built:1943
  • fuel:coal/water
  • notes:
  • narrow gauge
    blt for US Army class S118, 1943
    to White Pass & Yukon, WW2
    to Tweetsie Railroad theme park, 1960
    named "Yukon Queen"
See our Tweetise Railroad page

Walt Disney World Railroad

Walt Disney World Railroad #3

Walt Disney World Railroad #3

Orlando, Fl / Oct 2006 / collection

Walt Disney World Railroad #3

  • builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
  • arrangement:4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler"
  • built:1925, Baldwin #58445
  • fuel:oil/water
  • notes:
  • 44" drivers, narrow gauge
    blt United Railways of Yucatan #275
See our complete Walt Disney World Railroad collection

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