The ballad of 5002

Preston J. McEvoy · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2015 7:57 pm

Hi all!

To keep stories straight from the source I am creating this thread to post updates. This first post will be updated with major news or changes.

5002 was built in 1942 by Porter. It is the 3rd s100 built. As far as we are aware it was assigned to the Philly navy yard with no number. It would spend the duration of the war there with the Vulcan that became Queen Anne 3. After this it worked at EJ Lavino till they dieselized. It then went to Tombstone Junction in Kentucky. Then to KRM and as of Wednesday, me in Boyertown.

I created a group called Project 02 that will work toward restoring this war horse.

If anyone has any changes they would like to add to the history, please do!

Our Facebook
https://m.facebook.com/usatc5002

Our go fund me
https://www.gofundme.com/project-02

RUNNING UPDATES AND SOURCES

We made the Pottstown Mercury! 8/10/2015
http://evan-brandt.blogspot.com/2015/08 ... m.html?m=1

Photo album
https://www.facebook.com/usatc5002/photos_stream

PARTS WANTED
Coffee can style headlight with numberboards
EMD style air powered bell
Sight glasses (even just the metal parts)
Brake stand parts
any parts from this class of locomotive to keep as spares

Reading T1 2124 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:14 pm

Quote:

We made the Pottstown Mercury!

In case you didn't see, you also made the less known Boyertown Bulletin. I'd give you the link but their website is a little wacky and hard to navigate.

Preston J. McEvoy · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:20 pm

We have the first printed copy as a gift. Haven't been given a link yet

Reading T1 2124 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:38 pm

Well, I can give you the homepage, but kudos to you if you can manage to navigate and find it. http://boyertownbulletin.com/ck/index.html

Preston J. McEvoy · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2015 11:38 pm

She's home

tomgears · **Posted:** Sat Aug 15, 2015 10:49 pm

One slight correction. Navy Yard stablemate and former Wawa & Concordville, Wilmington and Western, Queen Annes RR No. 3 is a Vulcan.

Preston J. McEvoy · **Posted:** Wed Aug 19, 2015 12:01 am

Good catch! I was talking about Davenports overseas earlier that day and it slipped!

Updated with link to pictures

Preston J. McEvoy · **Posted:** Wed Aug 19, 2015 12:07 am

Also added wanted list, Donations are appreciated!

Rick Rowlands · **Posted:** Wed Aug 19, 2015 12:14 am

So, what kind of brake stand did it have?

Preston J. McEvoy · **Posted:** Wed Aug 19, 2015 10:18 am

A lack thereof

Andrew Durden · **Posted:** Wed Aug 19, 2015 10:29 am

Hot Metal wrote:

So, what kind of brake stand did it have?

If like the other stateside S100s I have encountered, it would have had a straight #6 automatic, no distributing valve. The independent was TOTALLY independent and didn't come on with the automatic. The model of the actual independent valve escapes me. The automatic was in the "traditional" position at the right corner of the backhead, and the independent was mounted on the cab wall in front of the engineer.

bigjim4life · **Posted:** Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:57 pm

It's a bird - no, it's a plane - it's....

Ok - you'll have to watch the video below to find out. The video that I'm linking to below was taken on the day #5002 was unloaded onto her home state rails for the first time in nearly 50 years. It includes a rare viewpoint from the engine itself as the crane lifts and spins the engine into place, and then rolls on Pennsylvania rails down towards a grade crossing in town. It includes narration from me (for the first time) - and hopefully some of you can spread the video around to interested parties and/or donate to the cause at the GoFundMe link featured in the video. I'll also add the GoFundMe link here below as well. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/gNeEAgtTqBI

http://www.gofundme.com/project-02