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Chesapeake Beach Railway #5 |
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Built by the Pittsburgh Locomotive & Car Works in May of 1899 with construction number #1953, big #5 was officially delivered to the Chesapeake Beach Railway on May 15, 1899. Labelled by both management and railfans alike as the fastest locomotive on the CB's roster, #5 would spend it's entire working career hauling speedy passenger trains on the Chesapeake Beach Railway's mainline until it was retired and scrapped in October of 1934 at the Seat Pleasant, Maryland, Shops. This photograph shows big #5 in all it's glory proudly sitting on the turntable located in the Seat Pleasant, Maryland, shops adjacent to the five stall roundhouse. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/1930 Upload Date: 4/12/2020 6:42:21 PM |
| Location: |
Seat Pleasant, MD |
| Author: |
Bruce D. Fales |
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Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Steam,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CB 5(4-4-0) |
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1012 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Chesapeake Beach Railway #6 |
| Description: |
Built by the Pittsburgh Locomotive & Car Works in March of 1893 with construction number #1414, #6 was originally constructed for use on the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad as their #98 and was shipped by Pittsburgh on March 22, 1893. The locomotive served the P&LE for about a decade pulling ore and steel products faithfully throughout the rust belt until it was sold to the Chesapeake Beach Railway in 1905. The locomotive served on the railroad until about 1924 when it was sidelined and scrapped at the Seat Pleasant, Maryland, shops. This photograph shows #6 in a decrepit state in the deadline waiting to be scrapped in the yards of the Seat Pleasant, Maryland, shops. |
| Photo Date: |
5/11/1924 Upload Date: 4/9/2020 2:00:57 AM |
| Location: |
Seat Pleasant, MD |
| Author: |
Joseph Lavelle |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Steam,Track |
| Locomotives: |
CB 6(4-4-0) |
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513 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Chesapeake Western Railway #102 |
| Description: |
Built by the Richmond Locomotive Works in 1895 with construction number 2186, #102 would spend it's entire life hauling passenger trains along the lines of the Chesapeake Western Railway between Elkton, Virginia, and Harrisonburg, Virginia. Originally delivered for the Chesapeake & Western Railroad as #102 with the name "Lizzie Allison", the locomotive was probably purchased with funds from the estate of W. E. D. Stokes who was the owner and directer of the railroad at that point in time. On March 3, 1900, Stokes officially decided to change the name of the railroad from the Chesapeake & Western Railroad to the Tidewater & West Virginia Railroad. This new name didn't stick though because the railroad never actually extended into West Virginia. This led Stokes to revert the name back to the Chesapeake & Western and immediately lease the line to the newly incorporated Chesapeake Western Railway which itself was established on March 13, 1901 with the same management. At some point while working on the Chesapeake Western, the name "Lizzie Allison" was removed from the side of the locomotive cab and the engine was then on only known as #102. The locomotive was still in active service as late as 1937 as seen in this photograph, but was probably running on borrowed time as it was retired in the late 1930's and scrapped. This photograph displays #102 stopped with a passenger train at the Elkton, Virginia, passenger station. The first passenger car being the locomotive's tender appears to be a baggage car. Month and year are correct. Exact date is an estimate. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1937 Upload Date: 3/12/2020 1:21:21 AM |
| Location: |
Elkton, VA |
| Author: |
Harold K. Vollrath |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station,Steam,Transit,Passenger,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CHW 102(4-4-0) |
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517 Comments: 0 |
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