The 1215's 100th Birthday

Not sure what the "1215" is, but two very nice photos of Reading #1251.

Kelly Anderson posted:

RDGCO.Productions posted:

This locomotive was "was the last steam locomotive in ICC service on a Class I railroad before being retired in February, 1964". 

How about the Rio Grande's 2-8-2's, still hauling freight until 1968, and hauling passengers until 1981?

Well, if I am correct when it says that it means for Railroads of the east, railroading in the west certainly used steam for much longer.

Being a "shop goat", I wonder how much "regular service" it saw in the final years.  I doubt any of it was revenue service.

And while it may industrial and not Class 1, Northwestern Steel and Wire used ex-GTW 0-8-0's until 1980.

Rusty

Rusty Traque posted:

Being a "shop goat", I wonder how much "regular service" it saw in the final years.  I doubt any of it was revenue service.

And while it may industrial and not Class 1, Northwestern Steel and Wire used ex-GTW 0-8-0's until 1980.

Rusty

Yes, and some short and industrial park lines used fireless cooker engines until the early nineties, however the locomotive saw Service as a mule/goat until '64 when it was sold to RailTours, who then sold it to a private owner after they acquired the 425.

RDGCO.Productions posted:

Rusty Traque posted:

Being a "shop goat", I wonder how much "regular service" it saw in the final years.  I doubt any of it was revenue service.

And while it may industrial and not Class 1, Northwestern Steel and Wire used ex-GTW 0-8-0's until 1980.

Rusty

Yes, and some short and industrial park lines used fireless cooker engines until the early nineties, however the locomotive saw Service as a mule/goat until '64 when it was sold to RailTours, who then sold it to a private owner after they acquired the 425.

Although maybe not "Class 1" railroads, both the Buffalo Creek & Gauley (100% steam) and the Kentucky & Tennessee railroads (eastern railroads too, I should add) used steam past 1964, in their main line coal hauling service.

Hot Water posted:

RDGCO.Productions posted:

Rusty Traque posted:

Being a "shop goat", I wonder how much "regular service" it saw in the final years.  I doubt any of it was revenue service.

And while it may industrial and not Class 1, Northwestern Steel and Wire used ex-GTW 0-8-0's until 1980.

Rusty

Yes, and some short and industrial park lines used fireless cooker engines until the early nineties, however the locomotive saw Service as a mule/goat until '64 when it was sold to RailTours, who then sold it to a private owner after they acquired the 425.

Although maybe not "Class 1" railroads, both the Buffalo Creek & Gauley (100% steam) and the Kentucky & Tennessee railroads (eastern railroads too, I should add) used steam past 1964, in their main line coal hauling service.

Yes, I'm aware of that since if they hadn't sued steam past 1964, NS Steam excursions wouldn't exist today. If any of you actually read the post, it's using the term in a quote in which I had used the source shown to get that knowledge.