Saturday, July 31, 2021

New York & Erie Railroad Locomotive No. 10, "Monroe"

 This is one of the oldest known photos of an early Erie locomotive (No. 10) built by William Norris in November, 1847  12 1/2” x 26” cylinders 60” drivers, weight 26,880 lbs on drivers, outside connected. Erie locomotive statement of Decembrer 26, 1861 said “switching Owego Yard.” Maintained at Susquehanna shops. Retired by 1875. (Railway & Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin #131, Autumn, 1974, P. 33)                                                    Tioga County Historical Society collection