Niagara Junction Railway 15




Facts and Figures


Current Number15
Railway RepresentedNiagara Junction Railway
BuilderGeneral Electric
Built In1952
Builder's order id31138
Currently in (State)New York
--(Locality)Hamburg
Totally out of svc date1983
(Initial retirement date)1978
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypelate-model GE steeplecab
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length40'0"
Width
Height15'0"
Weight192000
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP1030
Trucks
Brakes
Compressor
Control
MotorsGE 731 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Locomotive 15 in storage in Buffalo, New York, in 2023
Railroad Picture Archives
photo: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=6011983

Locomotive 15 in storage in Buffalo, New York, in 2013
Railroad Picture Archives
photo: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3642840



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Niagara Junction Railway (New York, Niagara Falls)151952 1976 NO NO
Conrail 47511976 1983 NO NO
Western New York Railway Historical Society (New York, Hamburg)151984 present YES NO