C&O 2-8-4 Kanawah Berkshire Steam Engine

[ACY Tom]

Might as well add the NKP Berkshires:

755  Conneaut, Ohio,  NYC Railroad station on Depot Street

757  Strasburg, Pennsylvania, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

759  Scranton, Pennsylvania, Steamtown

763  (near) Sugarcreek, Ohio, Age of Steam Roundhouse

765  New Haven, Indiana, Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (operable)

779  Lima, Ohio, Lincoln Park

I was also reminded that the location for C&O 2789 is now North Judson, Indiana, at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

After seeing the above list, I'm slightly astounded by the number of Van Sweringen 2-8-4's (NKP, PM, C&O) that have been preserved.

[ACY Tom]

Might as well just put the list of C&O 2-8-4's out there.

2700  Dennison, Ohio, at former PRR depot (formerly Charleston, WV)

2705  Baltimore, Maryland, B&O Museum

2707  Union, Illinois, Illinois Railway Museum, (formerly Cleveland, Ohio)

2716  New Haven, Kentucky, Kentucky Railway Museum

2727  Kirkwood, Missouri, National Museum of Transport

2732  Richmond, Virginia

2736  Green Bay Wisconsin, National Railroad Museum

2755  Logan, West Virginia, Chief Logan State Park

2756  Newport News, Virginia

2760 Lynchburg, Virginia, Riverside Park 

2776  Washington Court House, Ohio

2789  Peru, Indiana

Numbers 2770 and 2781 were also set aside for preservation, but I have no information on their disposition.  Number 2701 was donated to Buffalo, New York, but was scrapped due to damage.

In addition, two former Pere Marquette 2-8-4's have been preserved:

1223  Grand Haven, Michigan

1225  Steam Railroading Institute, Owosso, Michigan

It is possible that there could be some errors in this list.  If so, please submit corrections.

Tom

 

 

[quizshow904]

Which museum? Do they have a web site?

[Anonymous]

NorthWest

Also, look here: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/default.aspx

I recently had the privilege to visit C&O 2727. I stood for a moment and imagined her speeding past with a massive plume, followed by endless black hoppers. What a beautiful sight.  

     Yes, 2727 is an amazing locomotive, If you can find it, one engineer wrote the museum a letter about running her. Apparently he ran her on almost all of her runs from the time she was delivered to the time she had her fires dropped. I would put it here, but I don't want to commit plagiarism. The letter is in their "Collection Highlights" book, available on their website. Unfortunately, it seems to be over-priced. I go to the museum at least once a month and have pictures if you would like them.

[NorthWest]

Also, look here: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/default.aspx

I recently had the privilege to visit C&O 2727. I stood for a moment and imagined her speeding past with a massive plume, followed by endless black hoppers. What a beautiful sight.  

[Firelock76]

Try www.hoosiervalley.org.

Looks like a FUN place!

[Fred Boyer]

If you are coming to Fort Wayne, drop down to North Judson.  The 2789 is sitting in our workshop.  Unfortunately, we are only open on Saturdays, but can find some people around at other days.  website: www.hoosiervalley,org.

[Firelock76]

You're welcome!  Enjoy the 765 ride, "when and if."

[quizshow904]

Thanks, guys. Some really neat pics. I am hopeful to get to ride the 765 in Ft Wayne one of these days soon.

[Deggesty]

True--and that is the way the name of the river (source of the name for the locomotive) is spelled. The pronunciation (ka-NAH-wa) can be misleading--the first "a" is very short, almost a schwah.

[Overmod]

Firelock76

Also, search for C&O Kanawah on the 'net for other possibilities.

You'll get a lot more hits of the right kind, btw, if you search for "Kanawha" which is how C&O spelled it. 

I'm rather partial to 2716 -- see what happens when you enter "CO 2716" at railpictures.net.  Coal trains it isn't... but I think you'll agree the effect was remarkably good.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

Grandma's house had the PRR Bernice Cutoff running right acrosse the street.  Not a whole lot of traffic but such interesting things as the "South Wind" with Atlantic Coast Line power, the earliest permutations of the Interlake Steel bottle train, and various IHB industry jobs to Republic Steel and Allied Chemical.

[Firelock76]

Paul, try www.railpictures.net, you'll find some Kanawah shots there.

Also, search for C&O Kanawah on the 'net for other possibilities.

Lucky guy, I wish my Grandma's house had a steam railroad in the backyard!  No matter, her coal furnace was fascinating enough! 

[quizshow904]

Anyone know where I might find some nice pictures of a C&O 284 Kanawah Berkshire steam locomotive pulling a coal train? They used to run the tracks behind my Grandmother's house in Huntington, WV and I used to watch for hours. I am working on my Lionel O guage layout and I have 2 C&O kanawah engines. I would like to put something nice on the wall.

Thanks

Paul ( retired in Birmingham)