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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:7/12/2013 - 7/12/2013
Album Info:These are some of the interesting power units we found at the Lake Shore Railway Museum.
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Amtrak Speeder 6469
Title:  Amtrak Speeder 6469
Description:  Cute little speeder, not sure it was an original piece of Amtrak equipment.
Photo Date:  7/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 8:24:43 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  348   Comments: 2
CLEI #6 - Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Title:  CLEI #6 - Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Description:  According to the Lake Shore Rwy Museum webpage, "Built in 1937 by the Heisler Locomotive Works in Erie. Heisler fireless steam (thermos bottle) locomotive (0-6-0 wheel configuration). Used in Ashtabula, OH by the Cleveland Illuminating Co. until 1973. Only 30 built; approximately six survive. Museum’s only steam locomotive. Restored to operation on compressed air in Summer 2002. Only operating fireless steam locomotive in North America."
Photo Date:  7/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 8:25:12 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CLEI 6(0-6-0)
Views:  463   Comments: 0
CLEI #6 - Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Title:  CLEI #6 - Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Description:  Would like to see this run again under compressed air like it did in the summer of 2002.
Photo Date:  7/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 8:25:34 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CLEI 6(0-6-0)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
LSR #25 - formerly Erie City Iron Works
Title:  LSR #25 - formerly Erie City Iron Works
Description:  This little mover was built by the Whitcomb Locomotive Works in 1941 as a 30 ton gasoline-mechanical locomotive. It served the iron works until being donated to the Lake Shore Rwy Museum in 2008. It was restored to operational in the summer of 2009.
Photo Date:  7/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 8:25:53 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  LSR 25(30 Tonner)
Views:  517   Comments: 0
LSR #7 - formerly Erie Dock Co
Title:  LSR #7 - formerly Erie Dock Co
Description:  According to the Lake Shore Rwy Museum webpage, "Built circa 1910 reputedly by Atlas Car Co (Cleveland, Ohio). Electric (third rail) ore/coal car shunt (as a tender for Hulett ship unloaders). Operated on the Erie PA, ore/coal docks until the mid-1950s; then at Whiskey Island, Cleveland, Ohio until 1992. Erie Dock Co. was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad." A rare and interesting unit!
Photo Date:  7/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 8:26:19 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  LSR 7(UNKNOWN)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
LSR #7 - formerly Erie Dock Co
Title:  LSR #7 - formerly Erie Dock Co
Description:  Long, narrow, weird looking power unit but probably well fit for the job at hand at the coal docks.
Photo Date:  7/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 8:26:46 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  LSR 7(UNKNOWN)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
LSR GE 25 ton Switcher - Lake Shore Rwy Museum
Title:  LSR GE 25 ton Switcher - Lake Shore Rwy Museum
Description:  Small utility GE 25 ton switcher for use around the Lake Shore Rwy Museum.
Photo Date:  7/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 8:27:14 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  LRS X(25 Tonner)
Views:  1167   Comments: 0
LSR GE 25 ton Switcher - Lake Shore Rwy Museum
Title:  LSR GE 25 ton Switcher - Lake Shore Rwy Museum
Description:  Another view of the Lake Shore Rwy Museum GE 25 ton switcher
Photo Date:  7/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 8:27:43 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  LRS X(25 Tonner)
Views:  1809   Comments: 0
 Lake Shore Rwy Museum #392 - formerly National Forge Co
Title:  Lake Shore Rwy Museum #392 - formerly National Forge Co
Description:  According to the Lake Shore Rwy Museum webpage, "Built in 1959 by Plymouth Locomotive Works, Plymouth, Ohio, as a 15-ton cab-less locomotive(Plymouth JDT Type 4). Diesel engine/torque-converter locomotive. Re-engined with a Caterpillar 3306. Operational. Used in the construction of Kinzua Dam, Warren, PA. Bought by National Forge of Irvine, PA after completion of Kinzua. Became property of Ellwood National Forge/Ellwood National Crankshaft. Donated to LSRHS by Ellwood in 2004."
Photo Date:  7/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 8:28:07 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  LSR 392(15-ton DDT)
Views:  309   Comments: 2
NS D8-B32 #3563
Title:  NS D8-B32 #3563
Description:  Donated to the Lake Shore Railway Museum by Norfolk Southern, it has the distinct honor of being the very first Dash 8 locomotive to be preserved in a museum.
Photo Date:  7/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 8:28:30 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NS 3563(B32-8)
Views:  496   Comments: 0
NS D8-B32 #3563
Title:  NS D8-B32 #3563
Description:  Looking like it is ready to roll down the rails again, it now sits in front of the Lake Shore Railway Museum depot.
Photo Date:  7/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 8:28:51 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NS 3563(B32-8)
Views:  347   Comments: 1
NYC U25b #2500
Title:  NYC U25b #2500
Description:  Built in 1963 at the Erie General Electric plant just down the road from its new home at the Lake Shore Railway Museum, it is one of only two known ex-NYC U25b's left. It was last used by Conrail and then repainted at the Erie GE plant in 1993.
Photo Date:  7/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 8:29:17 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NYC 2500(U25B)
Views:  215   Comments: 1
Heading up some Pullman heavyweights
Title:  Heading up some Pullman heavyweights
Description:  While talking to one of the volunteers at the Lake Shore Raiway Museum, we were told that the three Pullman cars may be leaving for a major overhaul and use again as heritage Pullman fleet. Sure hope it's true! Anyone know for sure?
Photo Date:  7/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/1/2014 8:29:35 AM
Location:  North East, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NYC 2500(U25B)
Views:  155   Comments: 0


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