The engine was built in March 1917 by the H.K. Porter, Inc. for Mesta Machine Works before being sold to the Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal in 1935; it has a wheel arrangement of 0-6-0ST.[3] The engine originally worked as a dockside switcher engine, hauling freight trains for boats and ships.[3][1]
Preservation and changing ownershipedit
After years of service, No. 15 was retired and put out of service on December 25, 1963. It was purchased by the Southern Appalachian Railway in 1965, where it was rebuilt and operated in occasional service.[1][2][3]
In 1968, the Yancey Railroad offered steam trips between Micaville and Kona by using the No. 15 and two steel passenger coaches. This operation unfortunately was not a huge success and the locomotive along with the equipment was put into storage in Burnsville, North Carolina for several years before being sold. In 1975, the Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway purchased No. 15 and placed it on static display for the next twenty-three years.[1] The engine remained on display until 1998, when the Strasburg Rail Road purchased No. 15.[1][2]
Strasburg Rail Roadedit
When No. 15 arrived on Strasburg's property on May 9, 1998, Strasburg planned to restore it as one of their operating units to haul their excursion trains; however, after a few test runs, the locomotive was problematic and its water tanks were too small to work the entire round trip.[1][2] When film producer Britt Allcroft asked permission from Strasburg to film on their railroad for Thomas and the Magic Railroad, they brought an idea to her, about which she was thrilled: They planned to restore the engine into a full-size replica operating unit of Thomas the Tank Engine.[1][2] After two and a half years of restoration work, the railroad converted the engine to burn coal instead of oil, and the locomotive made a test fire-up on April 14, 1999.[2][4]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal 15 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal 15 is a 0 6 0ST Switcher type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Strasburg Rail Road outside of Strasburg Pennsylvania 1 2 better source needed Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal 15No 15 pulling into East Strasburg s Yards while pulling a Day out with Thomas train c 2011Type and originReferences 1 2 3 Power typeSteamBuilderH K Porter Inc Serial number5966Build dateMarch 1917Rebuild date1998 1999SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte0 6 0STGauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Driver dia 46 in 1 168 mm Adhesive weight128 000 lb 58 1 tonnes Loco weight317 000 lb 143 8 tonnes Fuel typeCoal originally fuel oilFuel capacity500 US gallons 1 900 L 420 imp gal Water cap 1 450 US gal 5 500 L 1 210 imp gal Boiler pressure180 lbf in2 1 24 MPa CylindersTwo outsideCylinder size18 in 24 in 457 mm 610 mm Performance figuresTractive effort25 817 lbf 114 84 kN CareerOperatorsBrooklyn Eastern District TerminalStrasburg Rail RoadClassSTNumbersBEDT 15NWR 1 Thomas RetiredDecember 25 1963 1st retirement 1968 2nd retirement Restored1965 1st restoration April 29 1999 2nd restoration Current ownerStrasburg Rail RoadDispositionOperational Contents 1 History 1 1 Revenue service 1 2 Preservation and changing ownership 1 3 Strasburg Rail Road 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editRevenue service edit The engine was built in March 1917 by the H K Porter Inc for Mesta Machine Works before being sold to the Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal in 1935 it has a wheel arrangement of 0 6 0ST 3 The engine originally worked as a dockside switcher engine hauling freight trains for boats and ships 3 1 Preservation and changing ownership edit After years of service No 15 was retired and put out of service on December 25 1963 It was purchased by the Southern Appalachian Railway in 1965 where it was rebuilt and operated in occasional service 1 2 3 In 1968 the Yancey Railroad offered steam trips between Micaville and Kona by using the No 15 and two steel passenger coaches This operation unfortunately was not a huge success and the locomotive along with the equipment was put into storage in Burnsville North Carolina for several years before being sold In 1975 the Toledo Lake Erie and Western Railway purchased No 15 and placed it on static display for the next twenty three years 1 The engine remained on display until 1998 when the Strasburg Rail Road purchased No 15 1 2 Strasburg Rail Road edit When No 15 arrived on Strasburg s property on May 9 1998 Strasburg planned to restore it as one of their operating units to haul their excursion trains however after a few test runs the locomotive was problematic and its water tanks were too small to work the entire round trip 1 2 When film producer Britt Allcroft asked permission from Strasburg to film on their railroad for Thomas and the Magic Railroad they brought an idea to her about which she was thrilled They planned to restore the engine into a full size replica operating unit of Thomas the Tank Engine 1 2 After two and a half years of restoration work the railroad converted the engine to burn coal instead of oil and the locomotive made a test fire up on April 14 1999 2 4 No 15 eventually made its first official run on April 29 1999 for the first annual Day Out with Thomas event 1 The engine has been used for the annual events ever since It also has been occasionally transferred to other railroads for the same purpose such as the Illinois Railway Museum the Greenfield Village Line the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad and the Belvidere and Delaware River Railway Thomas original face was replaced in April 2014 with an animatronic CGI face with the mouth s ability to open and close and a voice speaker recorded by Martin Sherman 1 Gallery edit nbsp No 15 sitting in East Strasburg s Yards in 2001 nbsp No 15 sitting at the station c 2011 nbsp No 15 operating with the animatronic face it had since 2014See also editCanadian National 7312 Reading 1187 Great Western 90 Canadian National 89 Norfolk and Western 475 Canadian Pacific 972References edit a b c d e f g h i j S Berliner III s BEDT Page BEDT 15 Archived from the original on March 16 2013 Retrieved January 15 2007 a b c d e f g Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal 15 Retrieved April 10 2022 a b c d Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal 0 6 0 Switcher Locomotives in the USA Retrieved February 23 2023 Equipment Roster PDF July 2020 Retrieved March 17 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal 15 amp oldid 1181744305, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
