New Member & Tallulah Falls Railway #73

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Kenneth

I have copies of the builder records from most of the commercial 
steam builders.  I do not have the records of Lima, Porter or 
Vulcan.  Hope to obtain these some day.  The records normally contain 
the Month and year built, wheel arrangement, construction number and 
original owners name.  The Baldwin records are better than most as 
they contain the information for the cylinders and drivers and space 
for any special notes.  So far there is no database with these records.

Jim Blackstock



>Thanks, Jim!

>

>I guess "new" can look a lot like "N+W" on a hand-written list, 

>especially when the previous locomotive in the list *did* come from 

>the N&W.  Out of curiosity, where do you get your information?  Is 

>there a database of locomotives by builder's number?

>

>As for TF #72/N&W #354/202, I hadn't even thought of the engine at 

>the Roanoke Transportation Museum.  Of course, I've stared at that 

>engine every time I bring a train into the yard.  I'll have to drive 

>up there and measure it some time.

>

>Kenneth Rickman