PA two-foot gauge

Bob Yarger · **Posted:** Sat Nov 15, 2003 10:51 am

Anyone know more about this 1960s operation? Where is this engine today?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2202822689&category=20232
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J.R. May · **Posted:** Sat Nov 15, 2003 1:42 pm

> Anyone know more about this 1960s operation?
> Where is this engine today?

It looks to me like it was George Spohrer's operation. He had a private line out in that area. I may even have a copy of this postcard in the NJMT collection stemming from our discussions with him over his Cagney.

http://www.njmt.org
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Jimmy L. · **Posted:** Sat Nov 15, 2003 10:53 pm

J.R. MAY No steam!

Nick D'Amore · **Posted:** Sun Nov 16, 2003 8:36 am

I believe this is the locomotive which after storage at the B&W RR in St. Marys, went to Chuck Umbley in Kane, PA. He has restored it and has a bit a trackage. However, I haven't seen it there.

Anyone know where the cars went? I think they went east.

> It looks to me like it was George Spohrer's
> operation. He had a private line out in that
> area. I may even have a copy of this
> postcard in the NJMT collection stemming
> from our discussions with him over his
> Cagney.

nickdDELTETETHIS@icubed.com

jr may · **Posted:** Sun Nov 16, 2003 6:27 pm

> J.R. MAY No steam!

Feel free to stop out and have a look!

http://www.njmt.org
jrmay@njmt.org

Ted Miles · **Posted:** Sun Nov 16, 2003 9:04 pm

Bob, The operation is not in the 1968 Steam directory, so I guess it did not last long.

I have the same post card you sat on e-bay.

The engine looks like an Americanized Herschel in 60 cm.

where she is today, who knows?

Ted Miles

ted_miles@nps.gov

Jimmy L. · **Posted:** Mon Nov 17, 2003 8:42 pm

> J.R. MAY
MANY PEOPLE I NO WORK THERE AND HAVE. THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING NO STEAM! AND YOUR TOY DON'T COUNT!

James Hefner · **Posted:** Mon Nov 17, 2003 9:18 pm

If it indeed went to Chuck Umbley in Kane, PA; then it is Henschel 23117/1937; and I have it listed as still there today.

-James Hefner
Hebrews 10:20a

> Bob, The operation is not in the 1968 Steam
> directory, so I guess it did not last long.

> I have the same post card you sat on e-bay.

> The engine looks like an Americanized
> Herschel in 60 cm.

> where she is today, who knows?

> Ted Miles

Surviving World Steam Project
james@survivingworldsteam.com

bigjim4life · **Posted:** Wed Nov 07, 2018 1:14 pm

James Hefner wrote:

If it indeed went to Chuck Umbley in Kane, PA; then it is Henschel 23117/1937; and I have it listed as still there today.

-James Hefner
Hebrews 10:20a

> Bob, The operation is not in the 1968 Steam
> directory, so I guess it did not last long.

> I have the same post card you sat on e-bay.

> The engine looks like an Americanized
> Herschel in 60 cm.

> where she is today, who knows?

> Ted Miles

Surviving World Steam Project
james@survivingworldsteam.com

Talk about resurrecting a thread...this may be a new record for me!

Quick question - is this still a "thing"? Do we still have an operational Henschel in Kane, PA? According to a 2016 post in the "Notes" section at the link below, it still is...?

http://steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive ... splay=1658

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What a thread. lol