Manufacturers Railroad 1




Facts and Figures


Current Number1
Railway RepresentedManufacturers Railroad
BuilderGeneral Electric
Built In1901
Builder's order id1607
Currently in (State)Missouri
--(Locality)Kirkwood
Totally out of svc date1948
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypeearly steeplecab
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length
Width
Height
Weight
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.4
Total HP
TrucksPedestal
BrakesHand
Compressorn/a
ControlK-6
MotorsGE 51A (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)
NotesRebuilt from locomotive built in 1893

Locomotive 1 in storage at NMOT in 2015
Hicks Car Works
photo: https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2015/09/visit-to-mot-part-4.html

Locomotive 1 in storage at NMOT in 2009
City Rails Photo Archive
photo: http://photos.cityrails.net/s/?p=146986



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Manufacturers Railroad (Connecticut, New Haven)11901 1905 NO NO
Joe Cushing Railroad (Massachusetts, Fitchburg)11905 1948 NO NO
General Electric (Pennsylvania, Erie)11948 1964 YES NO
National Museum of Transportation (Missouri, Kirkwood)11964 present YES NO