But what was the source of the whistle? Nothing else than the Valley Railroad’s GE center cab 0901, busy switching cars in preparation for the Lerro Productions photo freight that would occur the following day behind the 3025. But which direction was Deep River anyway? Luckily for me, I had a second set of eyes, and I set my mother to keep watch on what I would later learn is the north end of the yard. Jumping to conclusions, I believed it to be the 3025 returning from Deep River. That damage justified the aforementioned modifications.Īfter a morning of unaccounted and unexpected shenanigans (leaving late, an unplanned stop at Dunkin Donuts, Weight Watchers, and giving my younger brother a ride into Worcester), we got to the depot in Essex around 11:30. Bringing this beauty of a mikado back to steam wasn't like most restorations, as during its final days as Knox and Kane 58, there was a fire which torched the engine house, with both the 58 and stablemate Huntington and Broad Top Mountain Railroad 38 (a 2-8-0 of Baldwin heritage). That story was of the creation of New Haven 3025. However, throughout my steam drought, there was one story that captured my imagination. Most railfans would balk at the idea, but because of my current mobility dependence on my mother I can’t really visit the museums within driving distance on a regular basis. I’ve gone 5 years without having some sort of exposure to a steam locomotive. ![]() The tender was squared off and modified to meet the New Haven clear vision standards. Once acquired by the Valley Railroad in 2008, it took 3 years and countless man hours to build a new cab (to New Haven practice), sunbeam headlight. During its tenure on the Knox and Kane in Pennsylvania, what is now known as 3025 carried the number 58, and look like any factory-built SY class mikado. “New Haven 3025 Built in 1989 at the Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works in China as M-1658.
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