#28 (4-4-0 American)
Facts
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1888 |
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Cooke L. M. Works |
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Nevada State Railroad Museum as #8. |
History
1888 | Built by Cooke for Denver, Texas and Fort Worth Railroad. |
Sept. 1907 | Bought by Dardenelle and Russellville Railroad. |
1938 | Lease to 20th Century Fox for the movie Jesse James. |
1945 | Sold to 20th Century Fox. |
Starred in movies like Sentimental Journey, Centennial Summer, and Scandalous John. | |
Sitting in the backlot of the movie company for 10 years. | |
Jan 1972 | Purchased by the Short line Enterprise. |
1976 | Served Bob Gray's V&T for some time during 1976 as V&T 28. |
Served the Sierra Railroad Company, California before and after her service for Bob Gray. | |
1981 | She appeared at the Grand Opening of the California State Railroad Museum. |
ca 1981 | She was bought by the Nevada State Railroad Museum along with other equipment. |
She was made into NSRM #8. | |
2008-9 | Her firebox was severely damaged after explosions when her fuel oil hit hot spots in her firebox. |
2009 | Shorty thereafter, she was pulled out of the operating roster and put in the shops to be repaired. |
Her tender was traded of with the #25's tender, which was inoperable because of a water tank leak. |
Comments
Source of information: Steven Parry.