Phil, I'm thinking this is the 3. Obviously, the ID would be easier if the photo had been taken a little further to the left and we could see the name on the cab a bit better. None of these engines had number plates in the modern era, so the nose doesn't help much. It is clearly not 9 or 10, because both had cabs on the same plane as the boiler. That leaves 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 as possibilities. The 1 was retired with the old-style spark arrestor, so that's not it. The only other clue is that the name on the engine appears to be a long one. That would tend to narrow it to the 2 "Ammonoosuc" or the "Agiocochook". The latter got its latest name in the mid-90s, which would be just before your photo was taken. from this angle, the name looks more like "Agiocochook", so, I am going with the 3 as the most probable. Sadly, the 3 sits outside in the weeds behind the shop today. She was retired back in 2009. I would love to see her go to the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Sylvester Marsh would be proud.
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