1940 Baldwin 2-8-2

steaminfo · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:59 am

John Gould, a frequent visitor to http://www.steamlocomotive.into provided us with information concerning Ferrocarril del Sur 2-8-2 No. 81 in Golfito, Costa Rica. We hadn't previously known about this locomotive and were happy to add it to our database. More information at:
http://steaminfo.wordpress.com

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

steaminfo wrote:

John Gould, a frequent visitor to http://www.steamlocomotive.into provided us with information concerning Ferrocarril del Sur 2-8-2 No. 81 in Golfito, Costa Rica. We hadn't previously known about this locomotive and were happy to add it to our database. More information at:
http://steaminfo.wordpress.com

Doug -

Great news. This, and the recent "discovery" by Mr. Gould of a slightly newer sister Mike (#84), are a very nice pre-Christmas present!

Les

tomgears · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:30 pm

Here is a nice page with lots of photos of locomotive in Costa Rica:

http://crtrenes.blogspot.com/2010/10/ga ... ras-2.html

hamster · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:40 pm

Take a look at the first photo in this link. Is old NO. 56 in Chicago & Northwestern Livery? Sure looks like it!

http://crtrenes.blogspot.com/2010/10/ga ... ras-2.html

scottychaos · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:02 am

hamster wrote:

Take a look at the first photo in this link. Is old NO. 56 in Chicago & Northwestern Livery? Sure looks like it!

http://crtrenes.blogspot.com/2010/10/ga ... ras-2.html

Well, C&NW *inspired* it would seem..
but not "C&NW Livery"! ;)
those are two very different things..

The word in the middle of the logo is "Northern"..
and some googling shows its lettered for the "Costa Rica Northern" railroad.
but yes, it seems pretty clear the logo on the side of the cab
was inspired by the C&NW logo..

Scot