Re: (erielack) What's the History of this engine, Erie 1

[Hhaines_@_aol.com]

From Paul Carleton's THE ERIE RAILROAD STORY, Carleton Publishing, 1988, page 
72
and Fredrick Westing and Alvin F. Staufer, 4th printing, ERIE POWER, 1970 
pages 218-220, and the same photo by the Erie Railroad found on page 226.

She was built by Grant Dicksen at the Jersey City Susquehanna Shops in 
October 1884. She and 90 other Americans in Erie Class D-3 had 62-inch 
drivers, a 56-inch diameter boiler, and a traction force of 12,740 pounds.
In 1897, she was rebuilt as a compound camelback by Baldwin to Class D-6 as 
Erie #316.  She became inspection engine Erie #1, with simple cylinders, in 
1905 at Erie's Meadville Shops.  Conversion back to a conventional rear-cab 
4-4-0 was done in 1913 as Erie was converting some camel backs to rear-cab 
locomotives.  In 1923 she was sold to John Ringling North of the Ringling 
Brothers Circus.  There are three pictures of her in ERIE POWER.

H Haines
ELHS #1447

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