| Here is another rare photo of Preston 2-8-0 #19. History - Baldwin, 6/1906, nee-WVN #9 The loco was sold to the Preston RR in 1950. In 1961, Earl Leap of Madley, Pa, bought both #8 & #9 engines and then resold them to Don Leap in Hyndman, Pa, in 1970. They remained in storage until more than thirty years later in 2005, the West Virginia Railroad Museum bought both engines with the intention of repairing them to be operated in tourist service. #19 is being restored at Cass Scenic RR at Elkins, WV.Specs - serial #28500, class 10, 46" drivers, modest 160 psi boiler pressure, 21x24" cylinders, modest engine weight of 140,000 lb, modest tractive effort of 31,292 lb. The loco was sold to the Preston RR in 1950. In 1961, Earl Leap of Madley, Pa, bought both #8 & #9 engines and then resold them to Don Leap in Hyndman, Pa, in 1970. They remained in storage until more than thirty years later in 2005, the West Virginia Railroad Museum bought both engines with the intention of repairing them to be operated in tourist service. #19 is being restored at Cass Scenic RR at Elkins, WV. |