Kansas City Public Service 2




Facts and Figures


Current Number2
Railway RepresentedKansas City Public Service
BuilderGeneral Electric
Built In1948
Builder's order id29312
Currently in (State)Pennsylvania
--(Locality)Middletown
Totally out of svc date
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypesteeplecab
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length
Width
Height
Weight
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP
Trucks
Brakes
Compressor
Control
MotorsGE HM833 (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Locomotive 2 in storage at the M&H in 2011
Railroad Picture Archives
photo: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2408030

Locomotive 2 in storage at the M&H in 2013
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/99819826@N08/9694742789/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Kansas City Public Service (Missouri, Kansas City)21948 1960 NO NO
Hutchinson & Northern (Kansas, Hutchinson)31960 1972 NO NO
Iowa Terminal (Iowa, Emery)661972 1985? NO NO
Middletown & Hummelstown (Pennsylvania, Middletown)21985? present YES NO