> Back about 15-20 years ago, Stone Mountain
> had a diesel switcher which was outfitted
> with a covering which made it resemble a
> baggage car (used to push the dead steamer).
> If I'm not mistaken, wasn't this the
> original Lackawanna loco that was restored
> and repainted by the Delaware-Lackawanna in
> Scranton within the recent past?

It was (is?) a B&M SW-1.


hpincus@mindspring.com

> It was (is?) a B&M SW-1.

Anyone know where it ended up

sfreer@tvrail.com

Was that photo taken on what is now the Texas State RR?

> The Stone Mountain SP engine had regular air
> brakes. Attached, hopefully, is a poor image
> of the engine pulling a train on the SP in
> 1952. It was in steam, I think, until 1954
> and was the last 4-4-0 used on the SP
> system.


ryarger@rypn.org

> Was that photo taken on what is now the
> Texas State RR?

No, it was taken in Gonzales, Texas. T&NO had a bunch of these 4-4-0's of slight variation running in Louisiana and Texas. They were useful on the soft roadbeds of swampy sections. One class handled heavyweight passenger coaches out of Shreveport (train 25)through the 1930's and maybe into the forties. The Texas and Louisiana lines ran many lightweight antiques through the late forties and even to the end of steam, notably some old 2-6-0's, the 4-4-0's and ancient 4-6-0's. Of interest is the fact that the Stone Mountain engine and her sister were sold at the same time in 1954. I think her sister was the 261. Anyone know who bought her?

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