Re: Porter 0-4-0s

Ethan Wrote:
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> What an interesting story. I've heard tales of
> trains falling into water and "disappearing". I
> wonder what the origins of this was, like what
> line it ran on and what it was used for. Maybe
> they have records of when it fell in?



Ethan,

the Porter was a Contractor's loco used during construction of the Reservoir, obviously not worth the effort and expense to remove after construction ceased, maybe they had no further use or it was in very poor condition, hence it was left where it was last moved to. Draining of the Res. for maintenance brought it to light and subsequent restoration and preservation.

see: [noehill.com]
and [cs.trains.com]



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