BHCR #104 - 2-6-2T tank engine by byrdlip

BHCR #104 - 2-6-2T tank engine

Black Hills Central Railroad #104 is a 2-6-2T tank engine that was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1926 for the Silver Falls Timber Company in Oregon and The Peninsula Terminal Railroads in Portland, Oregon. The Black Hills Central Railroad acquired 104 and its twin number 103 (built in 1922) in 1965 - with engine #104 having been in continuous service over the years. No. #103 is currently in storage awaiting its restoration. [ https://www.1880train.com/locomotive104.html]

A tank engine [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_locomotive#Saddle_tank]
Wonderful capture!
October 3rd, 2015  
Good looking engine. I want to find a nice running steam engine sometime.
October 3rd, 2015  
@mcrt Kalmbach publishes an annual trains to visit which is on this page http://trn.trains.com/tourist-train-guidebook/2014/06/4th-ed-updates what it costs to get to it I don't know, and I don't have my userid and password to it, but a place to start.
October 4th, 2015  
@mcrt I have the insert from Trains Mag.
October 4th, 2015  
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