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During its tenure running on the Black River & Western, 60 has undergone several cosmetic changes through the years. The current paint scheme resembles a mid-sized freight locomotive, with a graphite smokebox and black drivers.
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The locomotive was used as the primary motive power for the railroad when in service. The locomotive was taken out of service in November 2000 for a mandatory 1,472-inspection required by the
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While No. 60 was bought by the Black River & Western in 1963, it has ventured off the railroad several times. In 1967, the locomotive ran excursions on the
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because of war-time restrictions. In 1963, No. 60 was purchased by the newly formed short line
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This United States train or rolling stock-related article is a
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8,000 imp gal (36,000 L; 9,600 US gal)
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19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm)
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where it pulled sugar beet and molasses trains. During
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extension was added to allow the use of poor quality
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BR&W No. 60 running light on September 18, 2016
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It pulled the first train out of 16:Preserved American 2-8-0 locomotive 13: 531:No. 60 originally operated on the 526: 14: 888: 703:"Federal Railroad Administration" 783: 730: 567:Black River and Western Railroad 553:Black River and Western Railroad 504:Black River and Western Railroad 460:Black River and Western Railroad 401:Black River and Western Railroad 365:31,287 lbf (139.17 kN) 97: 23: 607:Federal Railroad Administration 502:. It currently operates on the 302:200 lbf/in (1.38 MPa) 695: 671: 1: 612: 268:149,600 lb (67.9 tonnes) 260:161,000 lb (73.0 tonnes) 252:141,500 lb (64.2 tonnes) 795:. You can help Knowledge by 742:. You can help Knowledge by 683:www.railroadphotographer.com 510:It was one of two operating 494:built in August 1937 by the 240:57.20 ft (engine and tender) 7: 496:American Locomotive Company 130:American Locomotive Company 10: 893: 778: 725: 521: 230:51 in (1,295 mm) 465: 455: 447: 439: 431: 423: 406: 392: 387: 383: 369: 359: 354: 350: 336: 326: 316: 306: 298: 290: 282: 272: 264: 256: 244: 234: 223: 192: 181: 172: 167: 163: 151: 143: 135: 125: 117: 112: 108: 96: 91: 286:12 long tons (12 t) 32:This article includes a 589:Whippany Railway Museum 514:steam locomotives with 61:more precise citations. 867:Steam locomotive stubs 533:Great Western Railroad 518:being the other one. 500:Schenectady, New York 577:Long Island Railroad 593:Susquehanna Railway 508:Ringoes, New Jersey 355:Performance figures 34:list of references 842:2-8-0 locomotives 804: 803: 751: 750: 707:railroads.dot.gov 659:BR&W Railroad 557:excursion service 477: 476: 473: 472: 379: 378: 346: 345: 159: 158: 87: 86: 79: 884: 852:ALCO locomotives 825: 818: 811: 787: 780: 772: 765: 758: 734: 727: 717: 716: 714: 713: 699: 693: 692: 690: 689: 675: 669: 668: 666: 665: 651: 640: 639: 632: 492:steam locomotive 480:Great Western 60 385: 384: 352: 351: 249: 218: 214: 212: 211: 207: 204: 165: 164: 110: 109: 101: 92:Great Western 60 89: 88: 82: 75: 71: 68: 62: 57:this article by 48:inline citations 27: 26: 19: 892: 891: 887: 886: 885: 883: 882: 881: 832: 831: 830: 829: 777: 776: 723: 721: 720: 711: 709: 701: 700: 696: 687: 685: 677: 676: 672: 663: 661: 653: 652: 643: 638:. 8 March 2022. 634: 633: 620: 615: 569: 529: 527:Revenue service 524: 419: 399: 361:Tractive effort 299:Boiler pressure 247:Adhesive weight 245: 216: 209: 205: 202: 200: 199:4 ft  198: 174: 113:Type and origin 104: 83: 72: 66: 63: 52: 38:related reading 28: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 890: 880: 879: 874: 869: 864: 859: 854: 849: 844: 828: 827: 820: 813: 805: 802: 801: 788: 775: 774: 767: 760: 752: 749: 748: 735: 719: 718: 694: 670: 641: 617: 616: 614: 611: 568: 565: 528: 525: 523: 520: 506:(BR&W) in 475: 474: 471: 470: 467: 463: 462: 457: 453: 452: 449: 445: 444: 441: 437: 436: 435:September 1937 433: 429: 428: 425: 421: 420: 418: 417: 414: 410: 408: 404: 403: 394: 390: 389: 381: 380: 377: 376: 373: 371:Factor of adh. 367: 366: 363: 357: 356: 348: 347: 344: 343: 340: 334: 333: 330: 324: 323: 320: 314: 313: 310: 304: 303: 300: 296: 295: 292: 288: 287: 284: 280: 279: 274: 270: 269: 266: 262: 261: 258: 254: 253: 250: 242: 241: 238: 232: 231: 228: 221: 220: 196: 190: 189: 186: 179: 178: 175: 173:Configuration: 170: 169: 168:Specifications 161: 160: 157: 156: 153: 149: 148: 145: 141: 140: 137: 133: 132: 127: 123: 122: 119: 115: 114: 106: 105: 102: 94: 93: 85: 84: 42:external links 31: 29: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 889: 878: 875: 873: 870: 868: 865: 863: 860: 858: 855: 853: 850: 848: 845: 843: 840: 839: 837: 826: 821: 819: 814: 812: 807: 806: 800: 798: 794: 789: 786: 782: 781: 773: 768: 766: 761: 759: 754: 753: 747: 745: 741: 736: 733: 729: 728: 724: 708: 704: 698: 684: 680: 674: 660: 656: 650: 648: 646: 637: 631: 629: 627: 625: 623: 618: 610: 608: 603: 601: 598: 594: 590: 586: 582: 578: 573: 564: 562: 558: 554: 550: 546: 542: 538: 534: 519: 517: 513: 512:Great Western 509: 505: 501: 497: 493: 489: 488:Consolidation 485: 481: 468: 464: 461: 458: 456:Current owner 454: 450: 446: 442: 438: 434: 430: 426: 422: 415: 412: 411: 409: 405: 402: 398: 397:Great Western 395: 391: 386: 382: 374: 372: 368: 364: 362: 358: 353: 349: 341: 339: 335: 331: 329: 325: 321: 319: 318:Cylinder size 315: 311: 309: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 285: 283:Fuel capacity 281: 278: 275: 271: 267: 265:Tender weight 263: 259: 255: 251: 248: 243: 239: 237: 233: 229: 226: 222: 217:1,435 mm 197: 195: 191: 187: 185: 182: •  180: 176: 171: 166: 162: 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 136:Serial number 134: 131: 128: 124: 120: 116: 111: 107: 100: 95: 90: 81: 78: 70: 60: 56: 50: 49: 43: 39: 35: 30: 21: 20: 797:expanding it 790: 744:expanding it 737: 722: 710:. 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Great Western
Black River and Western Railroad
Black River and Western Railroad
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Schenectady, New York
Black River and Western Railroad

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