Photo below. Does the Army 1856 get fired up ever?
Have they ever talked about repairing GE 44-tonner 462?
Niles website on 462:
Quote:
Built new as Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway #462, Fresno, CA;
E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co. #2, Antioch, CA;
Acquired by PLA May 1971
In service, Castro Point Railway, 1971 – 1986
Trucked to Niles Canyon in 1989
Re-entered regular train service in May 1990 after new engine installed
Taken out of service requiring engine and wheel work 1999
Stored, Brightside, CA
ATSF 44 tonner by
Nate Beal, on Flickr