Steam Train Blog

As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 40th stop. With this train trip, we leave  Roots of Motive Power in Willits, CA and travel back across the Atlantic to United Kingdom. After arriving back in UK we make our way back to the Great Western Railroad to see their narrow gauge Rheidol Tank engines.  GWR Rheidol Tanks Details Railroad/Basic: Great Western Railroad /Narrow Gauge Rheidol Tank engines Engine: Rhediol Tank Locomotive  Designer: Charles Collett Builder: GWR Swindon Works Built (Year): 1923-1924 3 Locomotives built  Configuration:  2-6-2T Top Speed: 20 mph/32 kph Preserved: 3 real locomotive

As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 39th stop. With this train trip, we leave Durbin & Greenbrier Valley railroad in Elkins,Virginia and travel over to Roots of Motive Power in Willits, CA to see Bluestone and Smelting number 1.  Bluestone Mining and Smelters Heslier Details Railroad/Basic: Bluestone Mining and Smelters Heisler Locomotives  Engine: Heisler Locomotive  Designer: Bluestone Mining and Smelters Company  Builder: Heisler Locomotive Works Built (Year): 1916 In Service: Bluestone Mining and Smelters  Wheel Configuration: 2 Truck Heisler design Configuration:  0-4-4-0 Preserved: 1 real locomotive

Middle Fork Climax No.9 on Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railway  As we continue on our train journey, we arrive at our 38th stop. With this train trip, we leave Meadow River Lumber Company in Rainelle, West Virginia  and move on over to Elkins, West Virginia to visit Durbin & Greenbrier Valley railroad to see their Middle Fork Climax No. 9.  Middle Fork Climax No.9  Details Railroad/Basic: Middle Fork Climax No. 9/Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Engine: Class C Climax Locomotive  Designer: Moore-Keppel & Company Builder: Climax Locomotive Works Built (Year): 1919 100 Locomotives  Withdrawn: 1958  Configuration: 3 Truck Climax design  Preserved: 3 real locomotives *Note: Above is based on my research with some information found on the following website: https://mountainrailwv.com/ (Fun Fact: Cass Scenic Railroad runs fully on Shay,Climax and Heisler Geared Powered Engines that operate on the railway for passenger trains along with di...

  Meadow River Lumber Company 1 at Steamtown National Site As we continued on  the history train journey, we arrived at our 37th stop. With this train trip, we leave Midland Railway and once again travel across the Atlantic to Rainelle, West Virginia to visit Meadow River Lumber Company to see their number 1 shay geared locomotive. Meadow River Lumber Company 1 Details Railroad/Basic: Shay Locomotive Engine: Class B Shay Locomotives   Designer: Lima Locomotive Works/John and T.W. Raines  Builder: Lima Locomotive Works Built (Year): 1910 77 Locomotives  Withdrawn: 1960  Configuration: 2 Truck Shay Preserved: 1 real locomotive Further details can be found here by clicking this link => Meadow River Lumber Company 1