What happened to Eastman Kodak #5 after it left KP? Thanks.
Charles
Charles
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BR&P wrote:It went to Hornell to be used at some sort of school - they were going to train military veterans to become diesel mechanics or something along those lines. IIRC it had thin wheels or bad flanges as it was a special move from Rochester and did not meet the usual requirements. I think I heard the place folded and the loco was scrapped but I am not sure on that.
FarmallBob wrote:there is a great photo of one of the "fireless cookers" in the lobby of one of the buildings inside Kodak Park..I should look into getting a copy of it! I dont remember the number off-hand, but its a 0-4-0 with a big fat boiler and "Kodak Park Railroad" written down the side.
Note: First #1 thru #4 were fireless steamers...
scoobster28 wrote:For some pictures of #3 now, use this link:cool pics scoobster!
http://rides.webshots.com/album/428436911XXVbPq
When I started that day, I actually saw another one, but it kept ducking behind buildings and I never got a good shot of it.
There are TWO railroads here. The near one is the Rochester and Southern, and the far one is the KPRR. Both tracks run parallel, and ran by my old apartment. Awesome!actually, there are THREE railroads here!
scottychaos wrote: there is a great photo of one of the "fireless cookers" in the lobby of one of the buildings inside Kodak Park..I should look into getting a copy of it! .Scot - It's been a few years, but there used to be a couple awesome B&W enlargements of the KP fireless cookers hanging in the lobby at the Kodak Office Training Center, KO Bldg 10(?) (It's been a while since Kodak and I parted ways...)
scottychaos wrote:somewhere floating out on the internet is a photo of the KPRR GP7.There's a decent color image of KPRR GP7 #4 on page 46 of the July 1988 issue of "Trains". If you can't find an image elsewhere I'll gladly scan this one for you. ....FB