Surviving Steam Locomotives in Connecticut, USA
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List of Steam Locomotives in Connecticut, USA
| No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1455 (100) | B-15b | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | B&M | Danbury Railway Museum, Danbury, CT | display | Alco, 1907 | From SEMASS, Rochester, MA. Restoration efforts from 1993-1997. Cosmetic restoration in 2020. |
| 2 | 50 ton | 0-6-0T | 4'-8½" | Valley Railroad (Simon Wrecking) | Valley Railroad, Essex, CT | display | H.K. Porter #7344, 1920 | Former Steamtown USA locomotive, from Simon Wrecking Company, Newbury, then Peabody, MA. Underwent a cosmetic restoration in 2021. |
| 97 (200) | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Valley Railroad (B&SE) | Valley Railroad, Essex, CT | operational | Alco (Cooke) #65188, 1923 | Taken out of service in 2010. Returned to operation in October 2018. | |
| 40 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Valley Railroad (A&R) | Valley Railroad, Essex, CT | operational | Alco (Brooks) #61858, 1920 | ||
| 3025 (1658) | SY | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | NYNH&H (China Railways) | Valley Railroad, Essex, CT | operational | Tangshan #1658, 1989 | damaged in fire From China, then the Knox, Kane & Kinzua Railroad. Restored to operation in 2011. One of only six Chinese steam locomotives in the USA. |
| 124 (103) | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | M. J. Poupore Lumber (Beauharnois Light Heat & Power) | Gray Granite Railroad, Glastonbury, CT | restoration | CLC #1896, 02/1930 | From Perry Sound, then St. Jacobs. | |
| 3 | 2-4-0 | 4'-8½" | Maddox Foundry | Gray Granite Railroad, Glastonbury, CT | restoration | Baldwin (Burnham) #28398, 06/1906 | Restored in the early 1960s. From the Archer Historical Society, Maddox Foundry and Machine Works, Archer, FL. Being restored to operating condition. | |
| 7 | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | W. T. Smith | Gray Granite Railroad, Glastonbury, CT | restoration | Baldwin #38303, 09/1912 | From Royce Kershaw Manufacturing, Montgomery, AL. Sold at an auction in January 2024 to the Gray Granite Railroad. | |
| 18 | 0-4-0T | 36" | Worcester Iron (American Steel & Wire) | Connecticut Antique Machinery Association, Kent, CT | display | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre), 1917 | From Iron Horse Furniture Center, Westfield, MA, later Athol, MA. | |
| 5 | 2-4-2 | 36" | Tahoe, Trout Creek and Pacific (Hawaii Railway Company) | Connecticut Antique Machinery Association, Kent, CT | operational | Baldwin #58686, 1925 | From Hawaii, Stanford, CA, Lake Tahoe, New Mexico, then Richard May, Georgetown, CA. | |
| 4 | 2-8-0 | 36" | Argent Lumber | Connecticut Antique Machinery Association, Kent, CT | display | H.K. Porter #4274, 1909 | From Edaville, MA. | |
| 38 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | NH Trap Rock | near Tipping Drive, North Branford, CT | restoration | H.K. Porter #5008 | Sold in March 2016 and moved to an unknown location in CT. Privately owned and slowely being restored. | |
| 2 | 0-6-2T | 30" | Dugas & LeBlanc | Plan B Burger Bar, Simsbury, CT | display | H.K. Porter #1877, 07/1898 | Named Sartola. | |
| 103 | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Sumter & Choctaw | RMNE Yard, Thomaston, CT | stored | Baldwin #58754, 1925 | From the Valley Railroad, Essex, Connecticut. Fund raising campaign announced in 2023 to restore to operating condition. | |
| 1246 | G5c | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | CPR | RMNE Yard, Thomaston, CT | stored | Montreal Locomotive Works, 1946 | Painted in April 2002. Long-term plans are to restore it to operational condition. |
| 3 | 35 ton | 0-4-0F | 4'-8½" | CT Coke Corp | Tanger Outlet Center, Westbrook, CT | display | H.K. Porter #7184 | |
| 10 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Colorado Fuel & Iron (Standard Steel Works) | Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum, Willimantic, CT | display | Baldwin #61820, 1934 | From the Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT. In 2009 the locomotive was partially dismantled in preparation for restoration possibly back to operation. It is unclear what work has been accomplished since then. |
Resources for Steam Locomotives in Connecticut, USA
- View Connecticut, USA page from www.steamlocomotive.info