New York Central #6894 Steam Locomotive
Connersville, Indiana. This 0-6-0 locomotive is owned by the Whitewater Valley Railroad. I was told that the boiler is in pretty bad shape and that there are currently no plans to restore it due to the prohibitive costs involved.
From the WVRR website: "New York Central #6894 was built in June of 1912 by the American Locomotive Company, Pittsburgh Works, builder’s number P 51245. It was delivered as #8794 and was renumbered to its present number in 1936. It is a classed as a B-10W by the New York Central and assigned to the Michigan Central whose lines included lines radiating out from Detroit, Michigan to the top of the Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, and across northern Indiana to Chicago. The Class B10 indicates that the locomotive is an 0-6-0 switcher with 180 psi boiler pressure, 57 inch driving wheels, cross compound air compressor, and 21 x 28 cylinders. Subclass W engines were designed to specifications that included superheated steam, outside piston valves, Walschaerts valve gear, and a slightly larger coal supply. Tractive effort of this series was 33,140 pounds and total weight on drivers was 171,000 pounds (85.5 tons). Tender water capacity is thought to be 8,400 gallons. The engine received a number of upgrades over its life including power reverse, ash pan shaker motor, and automatic flange lubricators. It is a large engine as compared to the other steam engines on the WVRR."
For more:
www.wvrrmuseum.org/displaysite/nyc6894.htm
New York Central #6894 Steam Locomotive
Connersville, Indiana. This 0-6-0 locomotive is owned by the Whitewater Valley Railroad. I was told that the boiler is in pretty bad shape and that there are currently no plans to restore it due to the prohibitive costs involved.
From the WVRR website: "New York Central #6894 was built in June of 1912 by the American Locomotive Company, Pittsburgh Works, builder’s number P 51245. It was delivered as #8794 and was renumbered to its present number in 1936. It is a classed as a B-10W by the New York Central and assigned to the Michigan Central whose lines included lines radiating out from Detroit, Michigan to the top of the Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, and across northern Indiana to Chicago. The Class B10 indicates that the locomotive is an 0-6-0 switcher with 180 psi boiler pressure, 57 inch driving wheels, cross compound air compressor, and 21 x 28 cylinders. Subclass W engines were designed to specifications that included superheated steam, outside piston valves, Walschaerts valve gear, and a slightly larger coal supply. Tractive effort of this series was 33,140 pounds and total weight on drivers was 171,000 pounds (85.5 tons). Tender water capacity is thought to be 8,400 gallons. The engine received a number of upgrades over its life including power reverse, ash pan shaker motor, and automatic flange lubricators. It is a large engine as compared to the other steam engines on the WVRR."
For more:
www.wvrrmuseum.org/displaysite/nyc6894.htm