With 2005 ending soon, I'm curious about how many steam locomotives were brought back to service after a long time of being inactive this year.
The NKP 765 and D&RGW 464 are back, who else are in service?

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There used to be an annual listing of operating steam locomotives, put together by Jim Wrinn, on the Steam Central website (http://www.steamcentral.com/), however, the website seems to have disappeared. Anyone know what happened? I know Jim Wrinn used to post occasionally on this site, anyone know if there is any chance his annual list will show up somewhere else if Steam Central is gone?

Jim did the first version, then he and Jeff Terry began collaborating on it, then Jeff took it over; it nows runs in print in R&R as part of Jeff's very fine Lineside Legacy preservation column.

Steam Central was John Craft's site; most of his energy these days is going into organizing charters, running his business, etc. You can visit his charter site at steamspecials.com

Speaking of Jim Wrinn, does anyone know how to reach him? I read his NS steam book a while back and wanted to thank him for writing it...

Trying to be subtle here because any web presence of any address tends to attract spambots by the bucketload, but I believe either editor ....at... trainsmag.com or trains.com will do it , or if you really insist on it, Jim just popped up on here a week or so ago and maybe his profile still will let you contact him via his old address and the mail function here.

Worst comes about, try something very similar to jwrinn

***that "at" symbol***

Trainsmag--dot--com

and you can get a hold of him.


Heck, I need *my* copy autographed, too..............

I moved everything to a new server in October, and haven't gotten the SteamCentral content uploaded. Hopefully I'll get to it between Christmas and New Year.

If anyone wants to take a stab at Jim's 2003 list, I'll post it at Steam Central.


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Below you will find a list, compiled by "Crystal Ball" author Jim Wrinn, of serviceable steam locomotives by state for 2003 in the United States. Any list of this nature includes judgement in what to include: the locomotives listed here represent those with a realistic expectation of operating in revenue service during 2003. "Park engines" such as those at Disney locations are not included here, with the exception of the unique, historically-accurate engines at Knott's Berry Farm.


Total - 148 (not including C&TS locomotives, see New Mexico).


Alabama - None.


Alaska - 1

White Pass & Yukon no. 73 at Skagway (WP&Y RR - due to operate May 2003).


Arizona - 3
2-8-0s 18 and 29, 2-8-2 4960 at Williams (Grand Canyon RR - 29 due out 5-2003).


Arkansas - None.


California - 16

D&RGW 2-8-0 340 and RGS 2-8-0 41 at Buena Park (Knott's Berry Farm).
"Faulk" and "Gypsy" at Eureka (Humboldt Logging Museum).
Heisler no. 3, Shay no. 3, Shay no. 5, and 0-4-2T "Kahuku" at Felton (Roaring Camp & Big Trees).
Great Western 2-8-0 no. 51 at Fillmore (Short Line Enterprises).
AT&SF 4-8-4 no. 3751 at Los Angeles (15 year inspection completed June 2002).
Feather River Shay no. 2 and 2-8-0 no. 28 at Jamestown (Sierra RR).
McCloud River 2-8-2 no. 18 at McCloud (25 out of service).
Granite Rock 0-6-0 no. 10 at CSRM in Sacramento (UP 4466 running gear being rebuilt).
Shay no. 10 at Sugar Pine (Shay 15 out of service).
Quincy RR 2-6-2T no. 2 at Sunol (Niles Canyon Ry).
Yreka Western 2-8-2 no. 19 at Yreka.



Colorado - 12
0-4-4-0 no. 1, 0-4-0T nos. 2 & 3 at Cripple Creek (Cripple Creek & Victor).
2-8-0 no. 40 and Shay nos. 12 and 14 at Georgetown (Georgetown Loop RR).
D&RGW 2-8-2s 473, 478, 480, 481, 482 and 486 at Durango (Durango & Silverton NG RR).
(See Cumbres & Toltec under New Mexico.)



Connecticut - 3
Aberdeen & Rockfish 2-8-2 no. 40 and Birmingham & Southeastern 2-8-0 no. 97 at Essex (Valley Railroad).
Hawaii Railway 2-4-2 no. 5 at Kent (Conn. Antique Machinery Assn).



Delaware - 2
AB&C 0-6-0 no. 58 and Miss. Central 4-4-0 no. 98 at Wilmington (Wilmington & Western).



Florida - None.


Georgia - 3
Ga. Power 0-6-0T 97 at Duluth (Southeastern RR Museum)
0-4-0T no. 1 "Goat" at Savannah (CofG Roundhouse - non-FRA).
0-4-0T no. 5 at Tifton (Georgia AgriRama).



Hawaii - 2
2-4-0s nos. 1 & 3 at Lahaina (LK&P RR).



Idaho - None.


Illinois - 2
SLSF 2-10-0 1630 at Union (IRM).
Heisler no. 2 at Freeport (Silver Creek & Stephenson).



Indiana - 2
0-8-0 99-3361 and 0-4-0T at Hesston (LaPorte County Steam Society).
2-8-4 765 at Ft. Wayne (FWRHS).



Iowa - 3
Shay no. 9, 0-4-0T no. 16, and 2-6-0 no. 6 at Mt. Pleasant (Old Thresher's Reunion).



Kansas - None.


Kentucky - 1
L&N 4-6-2 no. 152 at New Haven (KRM).



Louisiana - None


Maine - 6
2 0-4-0Ts at Boothray Village.
0-4-4T no. 9 at Wiscassett (WW&F RR).
Monson 0-4-4T nos. 3 & 4, B&SR 2-4-4T no. 7 at Portland (Maine Narrow Gauge Museum).



Maryland - 5
"William Mason," "LaFayette," "Tom Thumb" & 0-4-0T no. 4 at Baltimore (B&O RR Museum).
2-8-0 734 at Cumberland (WM Scenic).



Massachusetts - 1
0-6-0 "Anne Elizabeth" at South Carver (Edaville RR).



Michigan - 6
0-6-4T no. 3 and D&M 0-6-0 no. 8 at Dearborn (Greenfield Village).
Alaska RR 4-6-0 no. 152 at Flint (Huckleberry RR).
PM 2-8-4 no. 1225 and 0-4-0T no. 75 at Owosso (MSTRP).
O-4-0T no. 207 at Buckley (Buckley Old Engine Show - runs third weekend of
August each year).



Minnesota - 4
MILW 4-8-4 261 at Minneapolis.
0-4-0T no. 3 and 0-6-0 no. 353 at Rollag (Western Minn Steam Threashers Assn - operates Labor Day Weekend).
0-4-0T at Dalton (Lake Region Steam Threshers - runs for a steam show the weekend after Labor Day).



Mississippi - None.


Missouri - None (with deep grief for the loss of the loudest engine and only Mountain type operating in the U.S.).


Montana - 1
2-6-0 no 12 at Virginia City (Alder Gulch).



Nebraska - None.


Nevada - 4
2-8-0 no. 93 at Ely (Nevada Northern).
4-4-0s nos. 8, 22 "Inyo" and 25 at Carson City (Nevada State RR Museum).
4-4-0 no. 4 "Eureka" at Las Vegas (Dan Markoff).



New Hampshire - 10
0-2-2-0Ts nos. 1-10 (total 7) at Mt. Washington cog.
CN 0-6-0 no. 7470 at North Conway (Conway Scenic).
Shay no. 5 and Climax no. 6 at Lincoln (Clark's Trading Post).



New Jersey - 1
Surry, Sussex & Southampton 2-6-2 no. 26 at Allaire (Pine Creek RR).



New Mexico - uncertain.
D&RGW 2-8-2s 484, 487, 488, and 489 undergoing work in Chama (C&TS RR). Availability for the 2003 unknown as of 1 Feb. 2003.



New York - 2
2-8-0 18 at Arcade (Arcade & Attica).
2-8-2 142 at Marathon, NY (New York, Susquehanna & Western).



North Carolina - 6
Shay 1925 at Spencer (NCTM).
0-4-0T no. 17 at Bonsal (New Hope Valley RR).
4-6-0 no. 12 and 2-8-2 no. 190 at Boone (Tweetsie).
2-8-0 no. 1702 at Dillsboro (GSMR).
0-4-0 no. 9 at Denton (Handy Dandy RR - runs week of Independence Day).



North Dakota - none.

Ohio - 2
CPR 4-6-2 no. 1293 and CNR 4-8-4 no. 6325 at Coshocton (Ohio Central).



Oklahoma - None.


Oregon - 6
4-8-4s 700 & 4449 at Portland.
Heisler no. 3 and 2-8-2 no. 19 at McEwan (Sumpter Valley).
Shay no. 1 at Prineville (City of Prineville).
Heisler no. 91 (for new Oregon Beaches Scenic RR at Port of Tillamook Bay RR, starting operation summer 2003).



Pennsylvania - 11
0-6-0T "Thomas," 0-6-0 no. 31, 2-6-0 no. 89, 2-10-0 no. 90, & 4-8-0 no. 475 at Strasurg (Strasburg RR).
2-8-2 no. 1658 Marienville (Knox & Kane).
0-6-0T no. 65 at Kempton (WK&S RR).
2-8-0 no. 40 at New Hope (NH&I RR).
2-8-2 no. 15 at Orbisonia (EBT).
4-6-2 no. 2317 and 2-8-2 no. 3254 at Scranton (Steamtown).



Rhode Island - None.


South Carolina - None.


South Dakota - 5
2-6-2 no. 7, 2-6-2T no. 104, and 2-6-6-2 no. 110 at Hill City (Black Hills Central).
0-6-0 29 and 0-4-0T 11 at Madison (Prairie Village).



Tennessee - 5
2-8-0s no. 610 and 630 at Chattanooga (TVRM).
2-8-0 no. 203 at Knoxville (Three Rivers Rambler).
2-4-4T no. 2 at Hampton (Doe River Gorge).
WP&Y 2-8-s no. 73 & 192 at Pigeon Forge (Dollywood).



Texas - 3
4-6-0 2248 at Fort Worth (Tarantula Train).
2-8-2 no. 400 and 4-6-2 500 Rusk (Texas State RR).



Utah - 4
2-8-0 nos. 75 and 618 at Heber City (Heber Valley RR).
"119" and "Jupiter" at Promontory.



Vermont - None.



Virginia - 1
0-6-0T no. 5019 at Richmond (Old Dominion Chapter NRHS).



Washington - 4
2-8-2 no. 15 at Chehalis (Chehalis Centr al).
2-8-2 no. 5, Climax no. 10, and 2-8-2T no. 17 at Elbe (Mount Rainier Scenic).



West Virginia - 4
Shays now. 2, 5, & 11 at Cass (Cass Scenic RR).
Climax no. 3 at Durbin (D&GV RR).



Wisconsin - 5
SOO 2-8-2 no. 1003 and 4-6-2 no. 2719 at Altoona (L&TPF).
2-6-2 no. 4 at Laona (Laona & Northern).
2 0-4-0Ts at Edgerton (Rock River Thresher's - operates at Labor Day).


Wyoming - 1
UP 4-6-6-4 no. 3985 at Cheyenne (UPRR).




Sources:
Jack Anderson
Kelly Anderson
Kurt Bell
John Bohon
Jason Gallaway
Steve Glischinski
G. Wayne Laepple
Dan Ranger
Tom Shreve
Hayes Smith Jr
Jeff Terry
Ron in New Mexico

and a host of other folks.

Jeff Terry's Lineside Legacy column used to be posted on Steamlocomotive Info (http://www.steamlocomotive.info/), but hasn't been in quite some time, anyone know what happened there? If he is doing an annual operating steam locomotive list in his column, it would then be posted there, but it hasn't had an update since March 04.

Connecticut: 2
B&SE--VRR #97 and Hawaii #5.
A&R--VRR #40 has been out of service for some time undergoing an overhaul.

For Maine:



Should read:

0-4-4T no. 10 at Sheepscot (Alna) - Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum.

No. 10 was purchased by the museum in 1999 and has since been extensively rebuilt. It was formerly owned by Edaville.

0-4-4T no. 9 (nee-Sandy River #6, built Portland Company 1891), also at the WW&F, is undergoing restoration.

Nice list. Thanks for posting it.

Bill Reidy

As of 2002, an 0-4-0T 36" gauge 1915 Porter that I restored is back in service. See http://www.houghtonhistory.org

I'm still here. Still keeping the flame burning! Looking outside today at 12 inches of snow at 16 degree temperatures and not a steam engine in sight.. sigh. Crayuft... we gotta do something about this Johnnie!

Anyway, holler me up at jwrinn@trainsmag.com or 262 796 8776. Though I got to admit that I won't have a second to do much chatting until after Dec. 26 when the March issue is out the door.

Best to all for a great holiday and a teriffic and steam-filled new year!

Jim Wrinn

NY correction- A&A is under repair- I think?. NYS&W engine is in NJ now.

No operable steam in NY.

Joshua

Nice engine and a nice operation. Have you gotten any closer to finishing your mile long loop?

John Bohon

New York has operable steam in the form of a 2' gauge Davenport 0-4-0T (ex-Indian Valley Ralroad (William Willock), Syosset, NY) at the Erie Canal Village in Rome, NY. This locomotive was rebuilt 2-3 years ago now by owner Railstar Corp. in their Watertown, NY shop. Rolling stock at this railroad includes the small coach from the High Country Railroad in Golden, CO, as well as a combine which I believe was built in Railstar's shop.

Here along the Central/Northern Coast of California,
The Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad #2 (18" gauge, 2-6-2, built 1905 for the Venice Railway) returned to service in Los Gatos, CA this year after a decade-long reboilering. In addition, the "Melodia" (an 1897 Porter, ex-Barker & LePine Co. Plantation, rebuilt by Crown into a 2-6-2 and spending some time in amusement park service) returned to service on the privately-owned Pacific Coast Narrow-Gauge Railroad in Santa Margarita, CA. The railroad's 1923 Vulcan is also operable.

Roaring Camp & Big Trees numbers 1 (2T Shay), 7 (3T Shay, 2 (2T Heisler), 3 (0-4-2T), and ) are all operable, although the latter two are best described as the "shop queens". PLA volunteers in Niles Canyon are in the later stages of rebuilding the ex-Robert Dollar Co. #3, and they also of course run the ex-Quincy #2 twice each month in season (April-Oct). Also worthy of mention, the San Francisco Zoo's 100-year-old, 22" gauge Cagney is also operable. While a park engine, only a fraction of operating steam today has hit the century mark.