Call the IRM at Union , Illinois . They might be interested . Al BNSF
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Nice find and cool shot. Sad to see an engine at risk but I really like it as displayed. Pretty "wild". Out in the woods, it's far from just another piece within a museum, so long as some attention is given to it.
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I give up. What is that crazy cage over the stack?
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Dennis, while not as evident in this down-sized image the cage is covered with a finer wire mesh. This makes for a primitive but effective spark arrestor, a necessity given the volatile nature of sawdust in the lumber mill where this locomotive spent its working life. The cage would fill up with soot so a hinged door was located on the front, accessible for cleaning. The appearance of this type of spark arrestor gave it the nickname "birdcage" for obvious reasons. As a side note, this particular locomotive is no stranger to me. Back around 1960 I recall visiting it and it's partner display item "William M", a side-wheel boat known as an alligator, which was essentially a vessel specifically made to carry a large winch and anchor to move huge timber booms around the lakes. I have kept in contact with these relics and taken many pictures over the years (though I believe this is the first time using digital) to accompany those old B&W shots my parents took of my brother and I clambering about on them way back then, when we were a couple of feet shorter and our hair was a tad less sparse!
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I tought I taw a purdy tank! I did, I did! Thanks for the info!
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More info on this locomotive, courtesy Don McQueen:
The original owners were contractors Cavicchi & Pagano as no8 (MLW #49495), shipped in 2-1911 (MLW record)
Cavicchi & Pagano Contracting Company, Darmouth, N.S. [C&PCo]
One of the company’s major contracts was constructing of sections in the Maritimes of the National Transcontinental Railway. At Crossburn, N.S., the Springfield Railway was built between 1905 and 1906 by Cavicchi & Pagano and was operated by Davison Lumber until it closed July 1921. In the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion on December 6, 1917, The Halifax Relief Committee hired Cavicchi & Pagano to clear the devastated area. Work commenced in mid-January 1918 and was completed three months later. At the time, the firm employed 450 men who worked ten hours a day.
(DRMcQueen CANATION NATIONAL STEAM! Vol.1 P65)
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Thanks for the cool info W.D! If anything qualifies for the album "Oddities in Ontario" this is it!
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