List of preserved H. K. Porter locomotives explained

A large quantity of locomotives constructed by the H. K. Porter Company have been preserved in museums, on tourist railroads, and various other locations.

List

0-4-0

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateClassWheel arrangementDispositionLocationNotesReferences
1726Carnegie Steel 14April 1897-0-4-0TOn static displayAge of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Sugarcreek, Ohio[1]
5731Compressed Air 1November 1915("Pneumatic – 3 storage tanks")0-4-0FOn static displayAge of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Sugarcreek, Ohio[2]
7319US Navy #7June 1941-0-4-0FStoredRio Grande Scenic Railroad in Alamosa, Colorado
-CCCo. #31930-On static displayValley Railroad in Essex, Connecticut.

Narrow gauge

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateClassGaugeWheel arrangementDispositionLocationNotesReferences
2993ADCo. #1 1903-3 ft0-4-0STOn static displayPedestrian Island inAcajutla, El SalvadorNicknamed "La Burra"
4468Yellow Aster #31909Modified B-S-Sold to the Big Butte Mine in Randsburg for use as a stationary boilerRand Desert Museum, Randsburg, California[3]
7244J&LS #58July 1937--Undergoing restoration to operating conditionYoungstown Steel Heritage Museum in Youngstown, Ohio
7245J&LS #57July 1937--OperationalJ&L Narrow Gauge Railway in Youngstown, Ohio
7299J&LS #59April 1941--StoredJ&L Narrow Gauge Railway in Youngstown, Ohio
7613J&LS #60March 1944--Undergoing restoration to operating conditionYoungstown Steel Heritage Museum in Youngstown, Ohio
8147J&LS #62October 1947--Awaiting restorationYoungstown Steel Heritage Museum in Youngstown, Ohio
-H.K. Porter #1 1921-3 ft 4 in-Railroad Museum of Long Island in Long Island, New YorkNamed "Roy Dunwell"[4]

0-6-0

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateClassWheel arrangementDispositionLocationNotesReferences
5966BEDT #15March 1917STOperationalStrasburg Rail Road in Strasburg, Pennsylvania.[5]
6260BEDT #14September 1920-On static displayUlster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society in Arkville, New York.
6369US Navy #4March 1919-0-6-0TOn static displayAge of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Sugarcreek, Ohio[6]
6780BEDT #16January 1923-On static displayRailroad Museum of Long Island in Long Island, New York[7]
7059GWSCo. #31928-On static displayWorld Museum of Mining in Butte, Montana.
7161WK&S #651930-Undergoing overhaulWanamaker, Kempton and Southern Railroad (WK&SR) in Kempton, Pennsylvania.
-FPCCo. #71942-On static displayNew Braunfels Railroad Museum in New Braunfels, Texas
-Simons Wrecking #21941-On static displayValley Railroad in Essex, Connecticut.[8]

2-6-2

PhotographWorks no.LocomotiveBuild dateClassWheel arrangementDispositionLocationNotesReferences
-MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. #1044May 1924-On static displayChemainus, British Columbia
7995St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern 5June 1946-Undergoing restoration to operating conditionSt. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway in St. Louis, Missouri

References

  1. Web site: 2019-02-15 . Carnegie Steel 0-4-0T Saddletank No. 14 . 2024-11-03 . Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2019-02-15 . Compressed Air 0-4-0 No. 1 . 2024-11-03 . Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum . en-US.
  3. Yellow Aster gold mine . Dan . Quine . Dan Quine . . 132 . October 2022.
  4. Web site: 2024-12-07 . H.K Porter Steam Locomotive, Railroad Museum of Long Island . 2024-10-26 . en-US.
  5. Web site: S. Berliner, III's BEDT Page: BEDT #15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130316052130/http://sbiii.com/bedt.html . 2013-03-16 . 2024-10-26.
  6. Web site: 2019-02-12 . US Navy 0-6-0T No. 4 . 2024-11-03 . Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2024-12-07 . Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal No. 16, Railroad Museum of Long Island . 2024-10-26 . en-US.
  8. Web site: June 2016 . Essex Steam Train & River Boat: Roster of Equipment . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200721052109/https://essexsteamtrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/VRR-Formatted-Roster-June-2016.pdf . July 21, 2020 . July 21, 2020 . The Valley Railroad Company.