. The Locomotive. Fig. Ix Retrospect What have you been doing all summer?I had a position in my fathers office. And you? I wasnt w-orking, either. — Rochester Gas & Electric Nezvs. 242 THE LOCOMOTIVE. [October, Ancient Locomotive Still In Service. A VETERAN locomotive truly deserving the name is in daily oper-ation in logging service at the saw mill of J. N. Bray & Co.,Valdosta, Ga. It was built in 1856, sixty-nine years ago, and stillbears the original name plate on the front with the inscription — M. W. Baldwin, Philadelphia, early history of this engine is apparently lost. The pres
. The Locomotive. Fig. Ix Retrospect What have you been doing all summer?I had a position in my fathers office. And you? I wasnt w-orking, either. — Rochester Gas & Electric Nezvs. 242 THE LOCOMOTIVE. [October, Ancient Locomotive Still In Service. A VETERAN locomotive truly deserving the name is in daily oper-ation in logging service at the saw mill of J. N. Bray & Co.,Valdosta, Ga. It was built in 1856, sixty-nine years ago, and stillbears the original name plate on the front with the inscription — M. W. Baldwin, Philadelphia, early history of this engine is apparently lost. The presentowners purchased it as a second hand locomotive about 43 years Photograph by Courtesy of The Bal^. Locomotive Works. Ancient Locomotive Still in Service. but all records of the sale have become lost so that any previous ownersare unknown. The present owners state that it has been in theirpossession so long that it is regarded with much the same affectionas an old family horse. It has been operated by over 100 persons,including all of the women of this family. Several efforts to pur-chase it have therefore been unsuccessful. The cylinders on this engine are 12 inches in diameter by 22 inchesstroke. The driving wheels are 54 inches in diameter. The originalcrank pins, rods, straps and keys are apparently still in use. Theleft front cylinder head has been replaced but the right cylinder isintact and the pistons are said to be the original ones placed in theengine when it was built. igas. ] THE LOCOMOTIVE. v>43 The boiler is 36 inches in diameter by 15 it. 6 inches long. It isjacketed with brass, as are also the steam chests. Patches and re-p
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