by FrankAndCindy
Hello, Does anyone know when the last steam engine ran on Long Island? Thank to all. Frank& Cindy
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workextra wrote:As per a post on the Montauk wye topic. The date was posted as November 11, 1967.Question, how did BR&W 60 get to Long Island for that excursion? Was it via PSNY, barge, or Selkirk?
There was a charter where they brought out Black River & Western No. 60.
Any takers on how such a trip would work today?
FrankAndCindy wrote:Hello, Does anyone know when the last steam engine ran on Long Island? Thank to all. Frank& CindyNot counting Ron Ziels' excursion with BR&W #60, I read somewhere that it was actually the BEDT who were running daily steam on Long Island into 1962 (?).
Question, how did BR&W 60 get to Long Island for that excursion? Was it via PSNY, barge, or Selkirk?I'm pretty sure the engine and a private car were floated across.
railfan365 wrote:It was until october 25, 1963 that BEDT was operating steam in regular service. But the question was about the L.I.R.R. running steam. The borrowed steam locomotive in 1967 was floated over. As to the propsect of steam excursions, I doubt that the L.I.R.R. has any major problem with steam - they dieselised not due to any overiding aversion to steam but due to economic considerations. And there's been a long term plan to restore #35 and use it for excursions. The delay is due to lack of funds for completing a proper restoration.That's not the way the question was written.
Crabman1130 wrote:Crabman1130: Agree, as to was the OP referring to LIRR equipment, or?railfan365 wrote:It was until october 25, 1963 that BEDT was operating steam in regular service. But the question was about the L.I.R.R. running steam. The borrowed steam locomotive in 1967 was floated over. As to the propsect of steam excursions, I doubt that the L.I.R.R. has any major problem with steam - they dieselised not due to any overiding aversion to steam but due to economic considerations. And there's been a long term plan to restore #35 and use it for excursions. The delay is due to lack of funds for completing a proper restoration.That's not the way the question was written.
I think we need FrankandCindy to let us know what he was thinking.