New Haven Railroad ALCO shop goat 0-6-0T oil burning saddleback steam switcher # 2305, along with a crewman, is seen at the Van Nest Shops, Bronx, New York 1949
New Haven Railroad ALCO shop goat, a 0-6-0T oil burning saddleback steam switcher # 2305, along with a crewman, is seen at the Van Nest Shops in the Bronx, New York, 1949. On the right side of the photo check out the new 1949 Ford convertible. Of interest is the exhaust steam pipe that is attached to the engineers side cylinder at its front, but the purpose is unknown to me. It may have to do with the fact that these locomotives used slid valve cylinders and saturated steam, because they were not superheated engines. This may have something to do with the excess of condensation provided by this type of engine, when shifting cars for a while and then sitting for perhaps some long periods of time. this steam switcher lasted in operational service until November 1951. Notice on these foreground shop track that tie plates are not used to secure the rails to the ties, only spikes.
The name of the photographer that captured this image on film is unknown. This negative came from my collection.
Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for the purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
New Haven Railroad ALCO shop goat 0-6-0T oil burning saddleback steam switcher # 2305, along with a crewman, is seen at the Van Nest Shops, Bronx, New York 1949
New Haven Railroad ALCO shop goat, a 0-6-0T oil burning saddleback steam switcher # 2305, along with a crewman, is seen at the Van Nest Shops in the Bronx, New York, 1949. On the right side of the photo check out the new 1949 Ford convertible. Of interest is the exhaust steam pipe that is attached to the engineers side cylinder at its front, but the purpose is unknown to me. It may have to do with the fact that these locomotives used slid valve cylinders and saturated steam, because they were not superheated engines. This may have something to do with the excess of condensation provided by this type of engine, when shifting cars for a while and then sitting for perhaps some long periods of time. this steam switcher lasted in operational service until November 1951. Notice on these foreground shop track that tie plates are not used to secure the rails to the ties, only spikes.
The name of the photographer that captured this image on film is unknown. This negative came from my collection.
Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for the purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.