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The History and rebuilding of Lehigh Valley RR Locomotive 2-8-0, #310

Lehigh Valley #310

* The rebuilding of a locomotives on the Lehigh Valley Railroad. A lookalike to the locomotive named " Consolidation", LV #63. This #63, is the first 2-8-0 type ever made. The 2-8-0 type name became Consolidation.

* Consolidation, built by Baldwin in, July 1866. PHOTO, Scot L, on Photobucket:

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* This is a look into a particular rebuild of what was a useful locomotive of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. I hope it will be more whimsical, then technical.

* It is 1891 ( don't know exact date) and the useful running life of Lehigh Valley, locomotive #310, "United States" has come to a end. The decision of what to do remains. The Lehigh Valley has been interested in getting some compound locomotives in a way to test there as published improved Horse power and traction. The decision to rebuild 310 as a compound locomotive is made.

* LV Loco United States, #310, built by Baldwin in, November 1876. PHOTO, by LVRR.com.

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* A little history on locomotive 310. Its beginning. The 16th 2-8-0 early type locomotive made after the Locomotive "Consolidation". This locomotive was not immediately sent to the Lehigh Valley for it was built to be displayed by Baldwin at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia. In the time since Consolidation was built the type has become very popular. All 16 were made from the same pattern as the original. Its build date is listed as November 1876. It went into Wilkes Barre Pa.shops in 1890 for its rebuilding into a Dean compound type locomotive. It is listed as returning to service in January 1891. Now this rebuilding replaced almost everything from the Old #310. It came out like a new locomotive. In a article published in the Franklin Institute Journal on May 1892, page 33, this is said in reference to the current demand for Compound locomotives on all railroads." It is said that Mr. Lander of the Old Colony and Mr. Mitchell of the Lehigh Valley Railroad each is building a Dean Compound for use on their railroads, and that the Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe have already built one each". I have a lithograph of a lookalike 2-8-0 made for the NYP&ORR by Rogers. Outside of little differences in the window style of the wood cab, and the type smoke stack, they are the same in appearance. This was done by other railroads also.\
* Here is Locomotive 310 as it was returned to the Lehigh Valley. A article on exactly what was done in addition to a general rebuilding. Work done at Lehigh Valley, Wilkes Barre PA shops. PHOTO; Internet Archive, Locomotive Engineer V56.

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* In 1905 310 was renumbered 598, and reclassified a M-18 class locomotive. the only one of its class. I have no other information other than the date it was scraped. That is March 1928. It may have been rebuilt back to a simple 2-8-0 type as this was done to most Compound locomotives.

* Steam Locomotive 310 of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. built by Baldwin as shop number 3862, and out shopped November 1876, Scraped March 1928.
** 51 years and 5 months. A long useful locomotive life.
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