04-22-2012, 01:15 PM
GEC, That Alco was later and still is KJR 7135 (from the KJR web site):
(KJR 7135) Our ALCO (America Locomotive Company, located in Schenectady, NY; founded 1901) S-1 Switcher (originally #6) was build in 1943 (USN 65-00536) for the U.S. Navy.
It was used most of its career at Fort Dix, NJ as Army #7135. From 1974 to 1976, it was operated by the U.S. Navy at the Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, NJ.
The locomotive was moved to CASS, WV in August 1976 and from there to the South Branch Valley Railroad.
The Kiski Junction Railroad acquired the locomotive in June of 1995.
If anyone has any pictures of that unit while working for the military I hope they will share them. I have never seen any. I actually found another reference that said she was built for the US Army along with 2 other units in 1942, and was scheduled to be shipped to Zimbabwe, but got a different assignment.
Charlie
(KJR 7135) Our ALCO (America Locomotive Company, located in Schenectady, NY; founded 1901) S-1 Switcher (originally #6) was build in 1943 (USN 65-00536) for the U.S. Navy.
It was used most of its career at Fort Dix, NJ as Army #7135. From 1974 to 1976, it was operated by the U.S. Navy at the Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, NJ.
The locomotive was moved to CASS, WV in August 1976 and from there to the South Branch Valley Railroad.
The Kiski Junction Railroad acquired the locomotive in June of 1995.
If anyone has any pictures of that unit while working for the military I hope they will share them. I have never seen any. I actually found another reference that said she was built for the US Army along with 2 other units in 1942, and was scheduled to be shipped to Zimbabwe, but got a different assignment.
Charlie