Recent 765 Post - Visiting Lima

tomgears · **Posted:** Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:23 am

This photo of 765 visiting the halls of Lima just came through on my RSS feed. It got me to wondering how many steamers have been back to where they were built. I can think of 2102 and 611 here in the East.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3 ... 1711112882

SR6900 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:31 am

Don't forget the 1218.

robertjohndavis · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:10 am **Posts:** 2499

Reading 2101, too

Joshua K. Blay · **Posted:** Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:39 am

Reading 2102!

PJS · **Posted:** Sat Feb 06, 2010 1:29 pm

Quote:

It got me to wondering how many steamers have been back to where they were built.

Five of the steam locomotives at the B&O Museum are exhibited within a few hundred feet of where they were built. Two others were built within a mile or so of the Museum.

Heavenrich · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 11:07 am **Posts:** 630

ditto for Roanoke

Bob H

whodom · **Posted:** Sat Feb 06, 2010 3:21 pm

What about Cotton Belt 819?

dinwitty · **Joined:** Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:18 pm **Posts:** 2226

the Lima plant was torn down? that pardon me, totally suxors.

Dave · **Posted:** Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:17 pm

Glover Machine Works #81614.

dave

Dave Lewandoski · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:58 pm **Posts:** 1083

IIRC, 1225 did a runby with 765 of the Lima Works

j32885 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:11 pm

Interest shot of 765 inside the Lima Locomotive Works building. That photo seen on the Facebook page, must of been taken between 1979-1990. Ft. Wayne Historical did many steam excursions in and out of Lima with the 765. I think 765 & 1225 were the last two steamers to run by Lima Locomotive Works back in 1991, before attending the NRHS Huntington Convention.

whodom · **Posted:** Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:45 am

j32885 wrote:

Interest shot of 765 inside the Lima Locomotive Works building. That photo seen on the Facebook page, must of been taken between 1979-1990.

One thing that dates it is the stainless steel covers over the front valve chest covers. Those were added post ~1985.

nathansixchime · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 4:03 pm **Posts:** 948

For those that are Facebookless, this and other shots are on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fortwaynerailroad/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fortwayner ... 277509908/