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Nice catch, Charles! Though, I am curious, does that mean that you would list 30 of Reading's 4-8-4's (#'s 2100 through 2900) as 2-8-0's as it was built as such? Cute critter with, like many park engines, had a long history to precede it - from Wiki: 4: Ernest S. Marsh, a 2-4-0 originally built by Baldwin Locomotive Works as a 0-4-0 saddle-tank in 1925; went into service at Disneyland July 25, 1959. It was named for the Santa Fe's then-current president, the Marsh originally served the Raritan River Sand Company in New Jersey before it was purchased and used by the Pine Creek Railroad, a tourist railroad in central New Jersey. During shipment from New Jersey to California, the locomotive was misrouted and ended up in a rail yard outside Pittsburgh. Disney placed a call to personal friend Marsh who personally oversaw the rerouting and rapid shipment of the locomotive to its final destination. The Ernest S. Marsh recently underwent an extensive overhaul and returned to service in 2012.
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What a beautiful locomotive, Charles! The make-over from the as-built configuration looks to have been pretty substantial, but who can argue with the results? Thanks for posting!
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I know how extensive work can be to turn a "saddle tank" into a 'regular' locomotive. A friend of mine in Parkersburg, W. VA bought a 0-6-0 saddle tank and converted it into a 2-6-0 with tender. In 1991/1992 he brought it up to Ohio and ran it on the Buckeye Central Scenic Railroad (now defunct) from Hebron, OH - Newark, OH every weekend. Last I heard, he donated the locomotive to some town in W. VA and now it's on display in a public park. It was a beautiful Emerald Green color and was No. 7, I wish he had donated it to me!
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