The Fate of a Williams Grove Steam Line Engine?

     I believe it was sold to the Shireys of Geigertown, PA after the Summerdale Junction restaurant burnt down. It's still there as far as I know.

Thanks very much for the information.  Google maps' street view of Shirey's Trucking shows a side-less shed with a hard to make out shape inside. But the proportions and overall lines look like a perfect match. I am curious about its prior history.

It's nice to know that the engine has survived, although I didn't know about the restaurant burning down. It's too bad. In 1979, it was pleasant and had a great giftshop with Pennsylvania arts and railroad-themed items.

Best,

Tomlinson Run Railroad

According to www.steamlocomotive.info, it's a 1927 ALCO tank locomotive. It was numbered 12 when used by the Central Iron & Steel Co.

Attached is the write-up on the restaurant and engine by a local railroad historian.

I'm not sure where the "sideless-shed" you saw is? The engine is actually across the street, here.

ARC, thank-you for the full identification and link that I'm sure will come in handy again.  

Mr. Wills, that PDF story with pictures is amazing to have.  Thank-you very much. That's the place and what a pity that all those railroad items and photographs were lost.  I was also interested to see on the reproduced color postcard that Summerdale Junction had an actual dining car as part of the building.  I don't remember that detail and dining and RR cars that were salvaged and used in or as restaurants is a tangental interest of mine.

(The open building that I found via Google 360-degree view was just down the road across from the church.  Given your more precise link, I see now that it was a mirage. :-) 

Thanks again to you both for most helpful information.

TRRR

UPDATE: On a re-read, it sounds as though the RR memorabilia was elsewhere when fire struck.  That's good.