After more then 12 years work the Montreal built ex French Railways SNCF "Mikado" 141 R 1244 is ready for her "third live". Today the immaculate heavy oil fired 2-8-2 made a succesful test run "ro... (more)

After more then 12 years work the Montreal built ex French Railways SNCF "Mikado" 141 R 1244 is ready for her "third live". Today the immaculate 2-8-2 made a succesful test run "round the Lägern"... (more)

Oilfired Mikado 2-8-2 141 R 1244 under steam for the first time since more then 12 years.

Running gear of the 2-8-2 Mikado 141 R 1244. After more then 12 years or about 4400 days 141 R 1244 was put under steam pressure for the first time again on november 9th 2010. The locomotive was ... (more)

Cab view of the oilfired "Mikado" 141 R 1244 like new or better. The engineer will sit on the left side, because the locomotive was built for the french SNCF. After more then 12 years or about 440... (more)

After more then 12 years or about 4400 days the ex French Railways SNCF steamlocomotive 141 R 1244 was put under steam pressure for the first time again on november 9th 2010. The 2-8-2 "Mikado" wa... (more)

Baldwin built ex French Railways (SNCF) "Mikado" 141 R 568, now belonging to William Cook Rail (owner Andrew Cook from UK), is crossing the Rhine near Eglisau on a transfer run from Schaffhausen t... (more)

An American working in Switzerland on a former French Railways locomotive. John E. Rimmasch of Wasatch Railroad Contractors is wearing a typical Swiss Railways (SBB) work clothes jacket, when remo... (more)

A little boy is admiring the big engine (right), while owner Andrew Cook from UK and John E. Rimmasch (CEO of Wasatch Railroad Contractors, USA) are discussing (left) beside american built 141 R 5... (more)

View into the cab (tender not attached) of the Montreal built (1946) ex french Railways Mikado 141 R 1244 (2-8-2), which is under overhaul in the shed of association "Mikado 1244" in Brugg since 1... (more)

Producing a huge cloud of coal smoke the Mikado is tackling the grade from the lower shunting tracks to the higher level of the entrance yard of Schaffhausen GB.

Two members of the crew of another operational 141 R in Switzerland, the oilfired 1244 in Brugg, are servicing the 141 R 568.

A new load of coal for the american built "Mikado" 141 R 568 (former french Railways SNCF). Up on the tender is John Rimmasch of Wasatch Railroad Contractors, who works for this project.

Test run of the american built (Baldwin 1945) ex french (SNCF) "Mikado" 141 R 568 (2-8-2), now belonging to William Cook Rail. The loc is coal fired with a stoker.