New History, June 25, 2024, first test run of #11 with the new boiler!
#11 Alco running in 2017. before #11 got a new boiler built.
1924 Alco 0-4-0T Switcher ~ known as the “Deadwood Central” |
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Built in 1924 in Pennsylvania, it is 0-4-0T type that carries its water and fuel on the locomotive itself rather than in a tender behind. It weighs 35 tons and arrived at Prairie Village in the summer of 1992 on a flatbed semi-trailer truck from Deadwood, SD. |
Winter 2015 work on the restoration of Alco locomotive #11 starts. See news article.