Bion J. Arnold purchased two former Manhattan Elevated Railway 0-4-4T Forneys to help dismantle the Elgin & Belvidere. The locomotives were numbered 54 and 64. He bought them from a gravel pit somewhere along the NYC's tracks from Chicago to New York City.

Looking for history of these locos--builder, date, builders number, lot, etc.

Writing article on E&B--need photos of Forneys.

Thanks



hankmorris@earthlink.net

There's a great one at MOT. If you ask nicely, maybe Ron will send you a photo.

Dave

irondave@bellsouth.net

Hank:

I took it upon myself to repost your question on the New York City Subway Resources website's bulletin board, "Subtalk" (link below). Within an hour I got the below response, along with an admonition to come up with something harder next time. I guess for every obscure question one has, there's someone else out there who has the answer!

-Frank Hicks

#54 - Built by Rhode Island 9-21-1878 (BN 728) Rebuilt as Class K2 by Pittsburgh 12-28-1893 (BN 1506). Sold to Elgin, Belvedere & Rockford Ry. Co., Chicago, Ill 9-19-1930.

#64 - Built by Rhode Island 9-26-1878 (BN 723) Rebuilt as Class K2 by Pittsburgh 1-16-1894 (BN 1513). Sold to Elgin, Belvedere & Rockford Ry. Co., Chicago, Ill 9-19-1930.

As rebuilt, both had 42" drivers, 12x16 cylinders and weighed 48,200 lbs.

Subtalk
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