Nostalgia & History > Let's not forget the U.S. Army's contribution to . . .

. . . the Golden Spike celebration on May 10, 1969.

On display and in steam, we have USATC S-160 No. 612. It would be 18 years and a half world away before I would see this type of locomotive in daily service, and in a Communist country, no less! They worked the open pit mine at Fushun, China and the yards in Shanghai. Interestingly, the Shanghai locomotives still had their American Baldwin and Lima builders plates.

Does anyone know if USATC 612 was brought out from Fort Eustis, Virginia, or was it from the Tooele Army Depot?

Cheers,
Jack

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I was the hoghead on the 606 & 612 from 67 thru 69 at Ft. Eustis. Coal burning, hand fired. I was in "C" Co., 714th, TBROS&DE


Nudge

spnudge Wrote:
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> I was the hoghead on the 606 & 612 from 67 thru 69
> at Ft. Eustis. Coal burning, hand fired. I was in
> "C" Co., 714th, TBROS&DE
>
Thanks,Nudge!

Jack

It was sent out from Fort Eustis on a flatcar, this per somebody from on this site

beaumonthill Wrote:
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> It was sent out from Fort Eustis on a flatcar,
> this per somebody from on this site

Thanks,
Jack

africansteam Wrote:
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> . . . the Golden Spike celebration on May 10,
> 1969.
>
> On display and in steam, we have USATC S-160 No.
> 612. It would be 18 years and a half world away
> before I would see this type of locomotive in
> daily service, and in a Communist country, no
> less! They worked the open pit mine at Fushun,
> China and the yards in Shanghai. Interestingly,
> the Shanghai locomotives still had their American
> Baldwin and Lima builders plates.
>
>
Here's a copy of one....clear on the other side of the world.
Fushun, China. July 1988.
Chris

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engine3420 Wrote:
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> Here's a copy of one....clear on the other side of
> the world.
> Fushun, China. July 1988.
> Chris

Nice shot, EC.

Cheers,
Jack