2101-A, Mohawk Tender

Steve Gilbert · **Posted:** Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:23 pm

What ever became of the tender used as the A-tank for American Freedom Train / Chessie Steam Special 2101.
It was an ex-NYC large Mohawk tender. It was damaged when the roundhouse burned down around the 2101 in 1979. Where did it go after Hagerstown ? Elkhart ??

I'm looking for good pictures of this A-tank, while on the Chessie Steam Special, for the lettering and logos.

Thanks.
SG

Dave Albright · **Posted:** Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:33 pm

Steve, that tender sat in Hagersbush for quite a while after the Steam Specials. It was at the "scrap yard" along with a B&O ob, and some WM coaches (GAA!). Then CSX decided to do what it does best and was going to do away with that yard. I heard that, at the 11th hour, the tender escaped, and went to Indiana. But I'll let the latter up to our Midwestern friends.

Tom Cornillie · **Posted:** Tue Feb 10, 2004 9:55 pm

What happened to the other equipment? What were the names/numbers of the passenger equip?

Thanks,
Tom

> that tender sat in Hagersbush for
> quite a while after the Steam Specials. It
> was at the "scrap yard" along with
> a B&O ob, and some WM coaches (GAA!).

rrhistorian@hotmail.com

Dave Albright · **Posted:** Tue Feb 10, 2004 10:17 pm

I'm sorry, I don't recall numbers, but I know the WM cars were cut up. But I think that B&O ob may have escaped. Problem is, I don't know where.

Burlington John · **Posted:** Wed Feb 11, 2004 3:11 am

2101's auxiliary tender is located at the National New York Central RR Museum in Elkhart Indiana. (Thanks to the Museum of America's Freedom Trains website at www.freedomtrain.org)

Regards from Kuwait,
Burlington John

List Moderator, American Freedom Train Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AmericanFreedomTrain/

National New York Central RR Museum
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Kevin Gillespie · **Posted:** Wed Feb 11, 2004 8:33 am

The B&O Observation is at the B&O Railroad Museum.

kevin.r.gillespie@verizon.net

Dave Albright · **Posted:** Wed Feb 11, 2004 7:59 pm

> The B&O Observation is at the B&O
> Railroad Museum.
That's great news. Thanks.

Burlington John · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2004 2:56 am

A picture of the tender as it exsists today can be seen at the American Freedom Train Yahoo Group in the photos section ... look in the folder entitled AFT #1.

Regards from Kuwait,
Burlington John

American Freedom Train Yahoo Group
cbqjohn@msn.com