Nostalgia & History > Mystery Photo (Where and about what year)

Ok guys-- here is the question:

1. WHAT is this train ?
2. What type of locomotive is on the head end ?
3. WHAT railroad company ?
4. WHAT City ?
5. WHAT body of water ?
6. WHAT route ? (line)

This should be FUN !

Cheers.

KRK

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Could it be, "Norfolk Southern Railroad passenger train crosses the Albemarle Sound trestle in 1918." Wikipedia has a webpage, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albemarle_Sound

No, Sir.. Not even anywhere close. Sorry.

KRK

could it be a Boston&Maine commuter train in NH with a 2-6-4RT loco?

Is this a predecessor to the Key System crossing the estuary between Oakland and Alameda?

It's an SP steam commute crossing for sure. In Alameda I think.

KeyRouteKen Wrote:
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> Ok guys-- here is the question:
>
> 1. WHAT is this train ?
> 2. What type of locomotive is on the head end ?
> 3. WHAT railroad company ?
> 4. WHAT City ?
> 5. WHAT body of water ?
> 6. WHAT route ? (line)
>

1. Commute
2. 2-6-2T
3. SP
4. Alameda
5. ?
6. ?

I can't read the engine number but it definitely looks like Central Pacific #233. The locomotive is currently stored by the CSRM in the former SP Shops in Sacramento.

rdgco2124 Wrote:
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> could it be a Boston&Maine commuter train in NH
> with a 2-6-4RT loco?

No Sir--Sorry..

KRK

rbutterfield Wrote:
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> Is this a predecessor to the Key System crossing
> the estuary between Oakland and Alameda?

NO, Sir!! Sorry.

KRK

1200v Wrote:
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> It's an SP steam commute crossing for sure. In
> Alameda I think.

1st half answer= correct, But NOT Alameda.

KRK

BCHellman Wrote:
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> KeyRouteKen Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Ok guys-- here is the question:
> >
> > 1. WHAT is this train ?
> > 2. What type of locomotive is on the head end
> ?
> > 3. WHAT railroad company ?
> > 4. WHAT City ?
> > 5. WHAT body of water ?
> > 6. WHAT route ? (line)


Answers 1, 2 and 3 are correct, Sir.. Keep trying.

KRK
> >
>
> 1. Commute
> 2. 2-6-2T
> 3. SP
> 4. Alameda
> 5. ?
> 6. ?

Seventh Street local crossing Lake Merit?

1200v Wrote:
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> Seventh Street local crossing Lake Merit?

BINGO !!!

So can you fill in all the blanks ?

KRK

Wow. I have not seen too many photos of those Stevens 2-6-2Ts in operation! Seven of these little engines were built in Sacramento by the Central Pacific in 1881 under the management of Master Mechanic Andrew Jackson Stephens. They were used on the SP's commute operations in Oakland and Alameda until most of the lines were electrified.

Neat!

Z

http://books.google.com/books?id=5MLwbXZc9NIC&lpg=PA1&dq=the%20key%20system%20san%20francisco&pg=PA18#v=onepage&q=the%20key%20system%20san%20francisco&f=false