Lincoln Bleachery Company Dummy




Facts and Figures


Current NumberDummy
Railway RepresentedLincoln Bleachery Company
BuilderWason Manufacturing Company
Built In1904
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)East Haven
Totally out of svc date1956
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypebox cab
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://www.bera.org/cgi-bin/viewcar.pl?car=Dummy
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length
Width
Height
Weight
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.4
Total HP
TrucksPedestal
BrakesStraight Air
Compressor[Chalmers AA1]
ControlR-86
Motors
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesBuilt as snowplow, rebuilt to locomotive in 1914

The Lincoln Bleachery locomotive in storage at Branford in 2005
Railroad Picture Archives
photo: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=164906

The Lincoln Bleachery locomotive in storage at Branford in 2005
New Dave's Rail Pix
photo: http://newdavesrailpix.com/hicks/htm/usr_h_museum_shoreline_dummy_20050521_fh_hicks396.htm



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Quincy & Boston Street Railway ?1904 1925? NO NO
Lincoln Bleachery Company (Rhode Island, Lincoln)[no num.]1925? 1956 NO NO
Edaville Railroad (Massachusetts, Carver)[no num.]1956 1975 YES NO
Branford Electric Railway Association (Connecticut, East Haven)[no num.]1975 present YES NO