Steam & Excursion > CNJ #113 - a BIG 0-6-0 with a new life!

CNJ #113, an Alco 0-6-0 locomotive built in 1923 made her public
debut under steam for the first time in decades Saturday, Sept 28th,
2013. She traveled SOLO from Minersville to Schuylkill Haven, Pa
where she sat on display during a big event in town which included
trips utilizing another star, R&N #425.

A well earned congratulations to the crew of RRProject113, one which
was echoed by applaud at the end of the day upon her return at
Minersville, PA.

For more info and to offer support:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Railroad-of-New-Jersey-Project-113/204995049093

On to the pics!

8:21 AM, Minersville - getting ready to go!

On the move - tender first at Pottsville,PA.

On display at Schuylkill Haven, PA.

-more-

/Mitch


/Mitch

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Wow, she is a real beauty! Congratulations to all involved, and she is really big!

Heading back to Minersville under sunny skies - at Cressona, PA.

And wrapping up the day, back home in Minersville, PA.


Great job, guys - thanks for an enjoyable day.

/Mitch

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Nice, Mitch, but where's the pan shot showing her at 80mph?

Mitch, very nice, thank you for sharing the photos.

JWR

nycman Wrote:
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> Nice, Mitch, but where's the pan shot showing her
> at 80mph?

My 1 inch scale 0-6-0 can't do 80 in scale speed.....

Great looking locomotive. I would like to own a real one some day

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nycman Wrote:
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> Nice, Mitch, but where's the pan shot showing her
> at 80mph?


Keep up, Jim! Lol.

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?10,3195861

/Mitch

I must be getting old or senile, Mitch. I saw that one then forgot it. I knew you would pan her.

Nice looking locomotive!

Steve Mitchell
http://www.yardgoatimages.com

Thanks for sharing. Great stuff.

I will buy a ticket if they sell them, just to sit and watch her shift a string of R&N hoppers. I would think that would be an awesome fund raiser!

Mgoldman Wrote:
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> nycman Wrote:
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> > Nice, Mitch, but where's the pan shot showing
> her
> > at 80mph?
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> Keep up, Jim! Lol.
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> http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?10,
> 3195861
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> /Mitch

Just posted!!

Jim Lipnitz
Morrisville, PA
Big Jim Video Productions

bigjim4life Wrote:
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> Mgoldman Wrote:
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> > nycman Wrote:
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> > > Nice, Mitch, but where's the pan shot showing
> > her at 80mph?
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> >
> > Keep up, Jim! Lol.
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> http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?10,
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> > /Mitch
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> Just posted!!

Jim as in nycman, lol.

But glad to see you finally got around to posting your
video ; )

/Mitch

There's a good idea here...want to raise money? Just let the 113 be the Cressona shifter for the day. Set up a string line with the sun to your back, plunk yourself down in a beach chair with a cooler beside you, and watch her work the Cressona yard ...back and forth. I'll pay to see that! Bob, Andy...think about it!

Excellent photos, Mitch. Were they burning rail buffs, instead of coal, for fuel ... or just trying to see how many people they could squeeze in there? :-)

Hopefully they get some lagging and jacketing on that boiler during the next phase of restoration. Firing her "naked" for an extended period of time can't be the best thing for the boiler.

They've stated from the very beginning that the boiler sheets would not
go on until they felt everything was running smooth. The run went
extremely well, so I would expect the sheets to follow - maybe for
the upcoming season.

Unlike most, the engine looked surprisingly good "naked" but as you said,
it'll be more efficient with the lagging and sheets.

/Mitch

Mgoldman Wrote:
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> They've stated from the very beginning that the
> boiler sheets would not
> go on until they felt everything was running
> smooth. The run went
> extremely well, so I would expect the sheets to
> follow - maybe for
> the upcoming season.
>
> Unlike most, the engine looked surprisingly good
> "naked" but as you said,
> it'll be more efficient with the lagging and
> sheets.
>
> /Mitch

Can't say that I blame them for taking that approach. Unlike an engine that has a good operational history, this is new territory for both them and the engine. I would also agree that the lack of jacketing detracts very little from the appearance.

Wow! With a crew that size, no wonder steam disappeared quickly in the 1950's!