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Engine #13 in Kenilworth. June 26,
1949.
Collection of Thurlow C. Haunton,
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Wm. Wyer & Co.
Report on Rahway Valley Railroad
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13
| Builder |
Baldwin |
| Date
Built |
1905 |
| Tractive
Power, lbs. |
35,400 |
| Steam Pressure |
200 lbs. |
| Cylinders |
20" x 26" |
| Driving
Wheels |
44" C, 3" tire |
| Engine Truck
Wheels |
29" |
| Reverse
Gear |
Hand |
| Tender Capacity,
Water |
5,000 gals. |
| Tender Capacity, Coal |
8 tons |
| Total Weight of
Locomotive
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146,000 lbs. |
| Former
Owner |
L&NE |
| Date Acquired
by Rahway Valley
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1928 |
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The Rahway Valley
Railroad's #13
was built for the Lehigh &
New England Railroad by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Baldwin constructed the locomotive in
September, 1905 and was numbered as the L&NE's #19, a member of the
L&NE's E-7 class. The other members were L&NE #18 (which was sold
to the Bellefonte Central, and later became #15
of the Coudersport & Port Allegany) and L&NE #20 (which became
Rahway Valley
#14 ).
L&NE #19 was sold to locomotive rebuilder Georgia
Car & Locomotive (#619) in May of 1928 which subsequently
sold the engine the following month to the Rahway Valley Railroad.
The locomotive then became the RVRR's #13. Sister L&NE #20, which became #14,
came to the Rahway Valley Railroad the following year.
#13 and 14 were the workhorses on the
line, and #15
(added to the roster in 1937) served simply as a backup to
them. The two consolidations became the symbol of the Rahway Valley, and
#13 worked reliably on the railroad for many, many years.
#13 finally lost out to new diesel
power on January 29, 1951 when #16 arrived on the line. #14 was scrapped
that year, but #13 and 15 were kept in reserve for the day that the diesel
would be down for repairs. Occasionally traffic was great enough that the
diesel and a steam locomotive would work together on the same day. #13 saw
it's demise come when it was scrapped in circa 1952 after 47 years of
faithful service.
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#13 in Kenilworth.
Collection of Jeff Jargosch. |
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Click
here to see
a film clip of #13 crossing Liberty Ave.
In color! circa 1950's.
Collection of Jeff Jargosch.
Click here
to see a film clip of #13 approaching the DL&W in
Summit. In color! circa 1950's.
Collection of Jeff
Jargosch.
Click
here to see a film clip of #13 crossing W. Webster Ave.
in Roselle Park. In color! circa 1950's.
Collection of Jeff
Jargosch. |
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Baldwin Builder's
Photo of L&NE #19. 1905. |
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L&NE 19, before
she became RV #13 in 1928.
Collection of Jeff
Jargosch. |
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#13 steaming at
Aldene. 2/1932. Collection of Richard J. King with
permission of Gene Collora. |
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| As #13
emerges from the engine shed and gets her day started on this
hot summer day, July 26, 1933, a small four wheel track car sits
idle in the yard. Collection
of Jeff Jargosch |
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#13 and #11 sit in theEngine Shed in Kenilworth 11/1933.Collection of Jeff
Jargosch. |
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| #13 at the
Kenilworth Station. Is that a gondola of coal in the background?
Bound for the bellies of the RV steamers? |
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| #13
rambles along the DL&W in
Summit with a cut of tank cars and L.C.L. on the pilot.
Collection of Thurlow C. Haunton, Jr. |
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#13 sits in front of theKenilworth Station. |
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#13 at the DL&W
interchange. Photo taken by Homer
Hill. |
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#13 sits in front of theKenilworth Station. |
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#13 steaming at
the DL&W interchange in Summit. 9/20/1941. Gene
Collora Photograph. Collection of Richard J.
King |
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#13 out working
along the line. Don't let your eyes fool you friends! The engine's
tender is NOT on backwards. |
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| #13 and
Caboose 102 roll past the Springfield Station. 9/15/1944. Photo
taken by William S. Young. Collection of Thomas T. Taber,
III |
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#13 heads towards
the DL&W interchange, crossing the Russell Place bridge.
Stephens-Miller can be seen on the left.
1948. |
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#13 steaming in
the Springfield/Summit area. Could be the Stephens-Miller
siding? |
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#13 at theLehigh Valley Interchange in Roselle Park
in 1949. Photo taken
by Hal Carstens. |
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#13's
engineer gives a wave under a plume of white smoke.
Collection of Jeff Jargosch. |
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#13 and
Caboose 102 run light out along the RV line. Collection of Jeff Jargosch. |
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| #13 works
up a full head of steam while drilling cars out along the line with
Caboose #102. Collection of Jeff
Jargosch. |
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| #13 works
up a full head of steam while drilling cars out along the line with
Caboose #102. Collection of Jeff
Jargosch. |
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#13 in Kenilworth.
Collection of Jeff
Jargosch. |
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#13 sits in
Kenilworth in April of 1951 after it had beenclobbered by a power
shovel.
Photo taken by John Dziobko. |
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#13 in
retirement. The engine sits in Kenilworth awating its fate.
Collection of
Steve Lynch. |
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After #13 was injured by the power
shovel the RV rebuilt her, but the need to steam her up again never
arose. Here she sits in Kenilworth alongside the newdiesel
shops in
retirement. |
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