CSX NW2 and Huntingtons most unusual locomotive

big-bad-2666 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:35 pm

This is probably very old, but whatever happened to the NW2's that were on the Chessie System's roster then on CSX's roster? Next question, Chessie System's then CSX's most unusual switcher, its road number, not that it matters was/is 18742. Any help would be appreciated!

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:02 pm

The 18742 was allegedly built in 1917 as a battery-powered four-wheel switcher. I believe it was relocated to the B&O Museum many years ago, and last I saw it was still sitting on "blocks" outside the Car Shop in a parking lot along with the surviving Fells Point/Locust Point road tractor switcher....

A photo at Railpictures.net:

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 912&nseq=4

See also:
http://gelwood.railfan.net/co/co18742as.jpg
http://gelwood.railfan.net/co/co18742cs.jpg

Photo of its arrival at the B&O Museum:

http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1133678 ... 6954LBbOSW

big-bad-2666 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:38 pm

Sweet! Thanks alot! I hope the B&O museum makes a good home for it. Now just to find out about those NW2's...