Re: Crystal River Steam

Hi,
I'd also like to know more about this locomotive.
In researching my book on the Gainesville Midland, I found the following out:
GM #? 2-8-0 Baldwin 8-1893 13634 17x20 cylinders 38” drivers
Crystal River #11, Redstone, CO as 0-8-0 returned to Baldwin and rebuilt as a 2-8-0 in 1894
Columbus & Rome #4 []
Central of Georgia #804 [11-22-97]
GM by [1906]
SI&E #973 [1915]
Mt. Airy & Eastern Railway #9 Mt. Airy, NC [1915] $3400
SI&E #1088 []
Tallahalla Lumber CO #3 Tallahalla, MS [11-23-1916]
SI&E []
Cia Azucarera Madrozo (a sugar company in Cuba) [8-1918]
This was an outside frame locomotive similar to the other Crystal River Locomotives. One source says it is similar to the D&RGW C-21 class. A Colorado Railroad Museum history says that this locomotive was standard gauged by CofG while it was #804 and then sent to GM as a standard gauge
locomotive. It was then narrowed again for shipping to MA&E. The SE&I and Baldwin records I have show it to have been always a narrow gauge
locomotive. Since this was an outside frame locomotive, either history might be correct. (Most of this history is from American Narrow Gauge Railroads, Hilton and is verified by Colorado
Railroad Museum information and SE&I records).
The Gainesville Jefferson & Southern (predicessor to the Gainesville Midland) was always 3' gauge. The GM had 3' gauge until 1915 and opened the first standard gauge in 1906.
It would be interesting to know when this loco actually arrived on the GM.
Thanks.
Doug