Everett 11: The Morrisons Cove Mogul
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2022
- On May 21, 2022 the Everett Railroad ran their second Steam into the Cove excursion of the year. This trip, the longest they offer, runs 13 miles from Hollidaysburg on the edge of the Altoona metro area through the McKee Gap to the rural farmland of Morrisons Cove and the towns of Roaring Spring and Martinsburg. The train was pulled by the railroad's stalwart little 2-6-0 number 11, a 1920 produce of the American Locomotive Company. After a century of burning coal, the engine was converted to oil firing this past winter - clearly evidenced by the clean stack through the journey. Regardless of fuel type, the little mogul made for a great display of shortline Appalachian railroading to the delight of passengers and chasers alike.
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Great video! I loved the scenery and especially loves the mare and foal. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent video! Glad to have filmed with you for some of the shots!
What a beautiful whistle
Great video!
Thanks!
Nice to see a different American steamy. I wonder how many named preserved railroads there are in America. The only one I've ever seen, and had a ride along, is the Disney World Railroad in Florida.😂🙃
Couple dozen or so
Nice looking mogul! It's weird that it was built in 1920. I feel like her wheel arrangement would be obsolete for that time when there are Berkshires and Mikados. Also, what kind of whistle is that? It might be a 5 chime. Great video!
Nathan 5 Chime
This was built to go to Cuba, as they liked their engines smaller for the lighter rail they had. Plenty of American shortlines needed smaller power so 11 found plenty of work here also
Whoops! Northern Pacific 5, not Nathan
1920 is quite common for a Mogul, plus as mentioned it was a “Stock Cuban”. The Berkshire did not become standard until some years later I would say. Many Moguls were built for shortlines and industrial lines, as were 2-8-0s and 2-6-2s, into the 1920s.
It’s a Lima 5 chime according to the staff.
Why did they convert number 11 to burn oil if they're in Pennsylvania
The firebox grates needed work as I understand and coupled with the increasing difficulty of obtaining decent quality steam coal, and the increasing cost, the decision was made to convert 11 to oil firing, which in some ways is original, as the locomotive was originally built as an oil burner, along with all the other Cubans. However when it reminded stateside, it was then converted to coal.