Originally Posted by jaygee:
We have a Hippo (I1sa) up in Hamburg, NY. This locomotive stood for many years at the Westinghouse plant in Wilmerding, Pa. As a fan trip engine, you could do a lot worse. Especially if you mated her to the 210F75 tank not far away.
Thanks, jaygee! I vaguely remembered at least 1 Hippo was in existence, but wasn't sure. Would have been a real shame not to have one of these preserved.
And I know where Wilmerding is. In fact, back in the 1980s I did some VAX-11 realtime work for WABCO (Westinghouse Air Brake Company) near by.
George