Re: (erielack) Whoops! Centerville and Southwestern Railroad

[William Shultz <wshultz1_@_twcny.rr.com>]

It was one of the original passenger 4-8-4's, the Q-1's, the ones with 
the dual single air pumps.


paultup_@_comcast.net wrote:
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>     -------------- Original message --------------
>     From: Charles_Walsh_@_berlex.com
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>      > 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??
> 
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> 
>     I believe they did. Wasn't the Centerville & Southwestern's engine
>     patterned after a DL&W Pocono by Alco?
> 
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>          - Paul
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