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Re: (erielack) Whoops! Centerville and Southwestern Railroad

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From: Charles_Walsh_@_berlex.com 

> For those who may not be familiar with the Centerville & Southwestern RR, a 
> miniature railroad in Roseland, NJ...it's creator Eugene Becker was a 
> consummate railfan and he modeled not only the 2-mile railroad after the 
> DL&W's Sussex Branch, but also had a Pocono-type (4-8-4) live steam 
> locomotive, #1501 (using the Lackawanna's numbering scheme) built. This 
> locomotive is shown on the home page of the link below. I'm curious, did 
> the DL&W ever have a locomotive #1501?? 


I believe they did. Wasn't the Centerville & Southwestern's engine patterned after a DL&W Pocono by Alco?

     - Paul

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