Below is a link to an aerial photo of the Lima Loco Works (now deceased) in April of 1989 on the Terraserver. Scroll the photo up to the top center arrow to see the turntable (still there as far as I know) and foundations for the NKP yard roundhouse that was adjacent to the works. What a scene that must have been when both the yard and the works were in their prime.

Lima Locomotive Works
hkading@rypn.org

>Cool Posting!!!!!!!!!

The Erie main is the line north of the NKP roundhouse foundation. The juction where the B&O, NKP and Erie crossed, just right of the NKP roundhouse was called Erie Junction. The Erie & DT&I crossing to the east was "SJ".

Scroll up to NS Tower, where the PRR crossed the B&O/NKP and slightly north of that you can see the B&O turntable and roundhouse ghost images (all gone). The NKP turntable is still there. Don't forget Ford Park on the DT&I and Robb Ave. Yard on the B&O, north of the roundhouse. Lima WAS a cool place, indeed!!!!!!!!!

Thanks,

Bruce

Below is a link to an aerial photo of the
> Lima Loco Works (now deceased) in April of
> 1989 on the Terraserver. Scroll the photo up
> to the top center arrow to see the turntable
> (still there as far as I know) and
> foundations for the NKP yard roundhouse that
> was adjacent to the works. What a scene that
> must have been when both the yard and the
> works were in their prime.


bcarpenter@amtrim.com

> Scroll up to NS Tower, where the PRR crossed
> the B&O/NKP and slightly north of that
> you can see the B&O turntable and
> roundhouse ghost images (all gone).

Bruce, can you post the link to the photo of the B&O roundhouse foundations? Once you get there you can just cut and paste the address (URL) into the Optional Link URL and give it an Optional Link Title.

I'd really like to see images of Eddystone (Baldwin) and Schnectady (ALCo) if anyone who knows those places better than I could track them down and post them.

Thanks.

Lima Locomotive Works
hkading@rypn.org

> Bruce, can you post the link to the photo of
> the B&O roundhouse foundations?

I believe this is what you are looking for. If you hit the down arrow a couple of times it will take you back to LIMA Loco Works. Hope this helps. It is just under the middle of the picture.
Greg U.

B&O Roundhouse Foundation
gregudolph@yahoo.com

While we're on the subject, when exactly was the factory razed and what became of all this real estate afterwards?

Thanks in Advance,
Hugh

> The Erie main is the line north of the NKP
> roundhouse foundation. The juction where the
> B&O, NKP and Erie crossed, just right of
> the NKP roundhouse was called Erie Junction.
> The Erie & DT&I crossing to the east
> was "SJ".

> Scroll up to NS Tower, where the PRR crossed
> the B&O/NKP and slightly north of that
> you can see the B&O turntable and
> roundhouse ghost images (all gone). The NKP
> turntable is still there. Don't forget Ford
> Park on the DT&I and Robb Ave. Yard on
> the B&O, north of the roundhouse. Lima
> WAS a cool place, indeed!!!!!!!!!

> Thanks,

> Bruce

> Below is a link to an aerial photo of the


whodom2001@yahoo.com

> I believe this is what you are looking for.
> If you hit the down arrow a couple of times
> it will take you back to LIMA Loco Works.
> Hope this helps. It is just under the middle
> of the picture.
> Greg U.

Thanks, that is awesome. I don't get back to Ohio much these days but if/when I do I'll try and vosot that site too. All that part of Lima is pretty rough thopugh.


Lima Locomotive Works
hkading@rypn.org

> While we're on the subject, when exactly was
> the factory razed and what became of all
> this real estate afterwards?

Hugh, it was razed in December of 1997. I think it's still not widely know the factory was owend by the Kovalchicks. I believe Lima is trying to make a powerplant out of the site. Last I heard the pattern shop building was still standing but it may be gone now too.

Lima Locomotive Works
hkading@rypn.org

Meant to put this in the last in the last post, not link to it.

Railway Preservation News

hkading@rypn.org

> Hugh, it was razed in December of 1997. I
> think it's still not widely know the factory
> was owend by the Kovalchicks. I believe Lima
> is trying to make a powerplant out of the
> site. Last I heard the pattern shop building
> was still standing but it may be gone now
> too.

I was under the impression that Nickle Plate 779 was displayed near the factory. How is it holding up?

Ed

ff1044@aol.com

Thanks for the info. I was fortunate enough to see the Works while they were still standing in the 1980's. Damn, that's almost as sad as seeing a steamer cut up. Like Mr. Mallet said ~100 years ago, our society has no appreciation at all for industrial archeology.

I remember reading there was still a huge horizontal mill left in one of the shops, used for planing steam locomotive frame sections (non-cast bed type) as recently as the 80's. I imagine it was sold for scrap too.

> Meant to put this in the last in the last
> post, not link to it.


The Ultimate Steam Page
whodom2001@yahoo.com

> I was under the impression that Nickle Plate
> 779 was displayed near the factory. How is
> it holding up?

> Ed

779 is displayed in a park a ways away from the old loco site (can't remember the name). Although the enlcosure is open air it is fairly well covered and protected from the elements. Last time I saw it was in excellent condition.

There was a Shay stored at the site too up until the demoliton. It was moved to a small town for display in a park may 30-40 miles from Lima (again can't remember the name). Last I saw it too was in excellent condition, but that was several years ago and it was outdoors.

Railway Preservation news
hkading@rypn.org

Working on the 765 in the erecting hall during '90 & '91 was about as cool as it gets. Also, firing the last steam loco out of "The Loco" was pretty awesome.

zak@erinet.com

There is an industrial supply co. in Lima that has a large "back room" full of old equipment and junk. Wandering through it one day I found several very large screw jacks that Lima used to support engine frames. Also found some other piece of equipment, i think it was an indexing attachment, with a Lima Locomotive Works ID tag on it. Its all for sale, so if you want some authentic Lima screw jacks they are at EDCO in Lima.

rick@todengine.org