Morristown & Erie #19 to Preservation

[Ed Kapuscinski]

My friend Rudy put in quite a bit of hustle, and yielded some great results.

M&E C-424 #19 will be joining the collection of the Tri-State Railway Historical Society in NJ.

Check it out: http://www.tristaterail.org/me19/

[Mark5]

Cool - keep as many Alcos chugging as possible!

[lock4244]

A model worthy of preservation... perhaps Atlas should make one in N scale to commemorate this?

Too bad CP didn't preserve CP 4200... the first Centurty Series unit built.

[cjm413]

IRM is reportedly interested in #18 (ex-TPW 800)

[Missaberoad]

A model worthy of preservation... perhaps Atlas should make one in N scale to commemorate this?

This QFT... 

Too bad CP didn't preserve CP 4200... the first Centurty Series unit built.

Learn something every day, I would have bet the C420 predated CP 8300 but you're spot on... 

[cjm413]

Also M&E #18 (ex-TPW 800)

http://www.irm.org/savethe800/

[seusscaboose]

Cool - keep as many Alcos chugging as possible!

problems with old engines and cars...  the parts are harder and harder to find

[btrain]

Pretty interesting podcast about the folks involved with the donation.

http://theroundhousepodcast.com/2017/04/09/morristown-erie-19/

[Mark5]

problems with old engines and cars...  the parts are harder and harder to find

I know, I drive old cars. The motor should be well supported though ...

http://www.fairbanksmorse.com/engines/fm-alco-251f

[seusscaboose]

Why spend money fixing an old engine

When you could maintain a newer one?

[Spikre]

 
   Ryan,
    MLW never built C420s,but was still building RS-18s for awhile after the Centuries
   were introduced.
    after CP8300 Alco built the 15 unit EL C424 order,then the 1st C420s for L&HR
   were built,about 5/63.
   Alco also built at least 1 RS-36 for Tennesse Central after the L&HR C420s.
    not exactly a smooth transition period.
       Spikre