Locomotives:

No. 67 is a 50-Ton, diesel-electric industrial switcher built by General Electric in Erie, PA. It was built March 19, 1957 and carries serial number 32855. The locomotive is equipped with two Cummins HBI six-cylinder diesel engines, generating a total of 300 horsepower. 67 was donated to BSRM in 1986 by the United Illuminating Co. of New Haven, CT., after serving many years as the Bridgeport power stations' plant switcher.

Engine 67 at Lenox in August 2006

Photo by Ross Mealey

No. 954 is a model S-1, diesel-electric switcher built by American Locomotive Co. (ALCO) in Schenectady, NY. It was built in 1945 and carries serial number 73085. The locomotive weighs 100 tons and is equipped with a McIntosh & Seymor model 539 six-cylinder diesel engine, which generates 660 horsepower and 49,675 pounds tractive effort. 0954 was built for the Maine Central Railroad as number 954 and designated class DS-3b. In 1976, it was purchased by General Electric and overhauled at Erie, PA. From there, the locomotive became number 6 and was assigned to GE's Power Transformer plant in Pittsfield, MA. In 1988, GE donated the locomotive to BSRM.

Engine 0954 at Stockbridge in June 2006

Photo by Ross Mealey

Engine 6 (0954) at Lee in Sept. 1988

Photo by Tom Delasco

No. 8619 is a model SW-8, diesel-electric switcher built by the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of General Motors in LaGrange, IL. It was built in February 1953 and carries serial number 16194. The locomotive weighs 115 Tons and is equipped with a model 8-567-B, eight-cylinder diesel engine, which generates 800 horsepower and 57,650 pounds tractive effort. 8619 was built for the New York Central Railroad as number 9619 and designated class DES-18C. It became Penn-Central number 8619 in 1968, then Conrail number 8619 in 1976. BSRM purchased number 8619 from Conrail in 1985.

Engine 8619 at Lenox in April 2006

Photo by Kevin Chittenden

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No.9128 is a model SW-9, diesel-electric switcher built by the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of General Motors in LaGrange, IL. It was built in December 1952 and carries serial number 16747. The locomotive weighs 124 Tons and is equipped with a model 12-567-B, twelve-cylinder diesel engine, which generates 1,200 horsepower and 62,000 pounds tractive effort. 9128 was built for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number 8528 and designated class ES-12m. It became Penn-Central number 9128 in 1968, then Conrail number 9128 in 1976. BSRM purchased number 9128 from a private owner in 2006.

Engine 9128 at Lenox in Oct. 2006

Photo by Ross Mealey

Engine 8528 (9128) at Lancaster, PA in April 1958

David Nyce Photo - Gary Stuebben Collection

No. 9935 was built for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in April 1951 as a model RS-3 diesel-electric locomotive by the American Locomotive Co. (ALCO) in Schenectady, NY. It originally carried serial number 78578, and was equipped with a model 244, twelve-cylinder diesel engine, which generated 1,500 horsepower. The DL&W assigned it number 910. When the DL&W merged with the Erie Railroad, it was renumbered 1048. When the E-L was absorbed by Conrail, it became number 5264. Conrail retired it in October 1976. In March 1979, Conrail's Altoona, PA shops rebuilt the locomotive by removing all of the ALCO internals and replacing them with an EMD 12-567-B diesel engine from a scrapped E-8 locomotive and all new EMD control components. It was designated a model RS-3m ("m" for modified) and assigned number 9935. The Housatonic Railroad purchased number 9935 in 1986. It has been on loan to the BSRM since 2005.

Engine 9935 at Lenox in Oct. 2006

Photo by Ross Mealey

Engine 9935 at Canaan, CT in May 1987

Photo by Tom Delasco

Passenger Cars:

Nos. 310, 328, 329, 341, 453, 3204, 3224 & 4301 are suburban coaches built by the Pullman Standard Co. between 1911 and 1925. They are 70ft. in length and weigh 54 Tons. The coaches were part of a large fleet originally built for the Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad. They ran in suburban passenger trains hauled by steam locomotives. In 1930, the coaches were rebuilt by American Car & Foundry as Multiple Unit Trailers for use in electrified suburban passenger trains. These trains served the northern New Jersey communities of Hoboken, Dover, Gladstone and Montclair. In the early 1960's, the Delaware Lackawanna & Western merged with the Erie Railroad to become the Erie-Lackawanna. The E-L became part of Conrail in 1976. The coaches later became the property of New Jersey Transit Authority and were retired in 1983. BSRM purchased coaches 328, 329, 341 & 453 from NJT in May 1984. Coach 310 was purchased the following year. Coaches 3204, 3224 & 4301 are owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and are on long-term lease to BSRM.

Coach 328 at Lenox in April 2006

Photo by Kevin Chittenden

Passenger Car History

D.L.&W. No.	E-L, CR & NJT No.	BSRM No.	Type	Built Date
2210	3210	310	Low-roof coach	1925
2228	3228	328	Low-roof coach	1925
2229	3229	329	Low-roof coach	1925
2241	3241	341	Low-roof coach	1925
2353	4353	453	High-roof coach	1917-1921
2204	3204	3204	Low-roof coach	1925
2224	3224	3224	Low-roof coach	1925
2301	4301	4301	High-roof coach	1911

No. 1444 is a combine car. (combination baggage/coach) One third of the car was for baggage and the remaining two thirds was for passengers. The car is 75ft. long, weighs 78 Tons and was built in 1927 by the Standard Steel Car Co. for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. After 1960, the car was renumbered as X-4046 and used in wreck train service as a tool car. When the B&O became CSX Transportation, the car remained in wreck train service as no. 940660MWT. In 1991, CSX Transportation, Inc. donated the car to BSRM. Today, it houses our Gilded Age exhibit.

Combine 1444 at Lenox in April 2006

Photo by Kevin Chittenden

Freight Cars:

No. C-591 is a former New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad class NE-5 Caboose. It was built March 10, 1943 by Pullman Standard Companies Worcester, MA Plant. After the New Haven was absorbed into the Penn-Central Railroad in 1968, the caboose was re-designated as class NE-6 and re-numbered 19841. At one time during its life, C-591 was an integral part of the New Haven Railroads experimental "Trainliner" piggy-back service and wore a special paint scheme and lettering. BSRM purchased the caboose from Conrail in 1987.

Caboose C-591 at Lenox in April 2006

Photo by Kevin Chittenden