2-8-2 12 railfan special heading for Rockhill Furnace, PA on February 22, 1969

Found 8 more of Roger Puta's East Broad Top slides all taken on February 22, 1969. Since Roger was shooting with two cameras, I'm sure the sequence is not correct. 12 was the first Mikado (2-8-2) locomotive on the property and followed directly from the positive experience the EBT had with Prairie 2-6-2 #11. #12 was all around the largest and most powerful locomotive on the line. On her maiden voyage up the mountain to Robertsdale, #12 derailed her pilot truck on and ice buildup inside Sidling Hill Tunnel, and derailed completely when the truck caught on the switch at Kimmel. This incident brought the installation of the first doors on both tunnels. #14 and #15 were scaled up version of #12 and incorporated most of the same design and features. By the late 1940's and early 1950's #12 was little used as there was not enough work for all six Mikados and #12 being the smallest. In 1960, with the reopening of the line, #12 was restored to service and, rechristened "Millie" after Nick Kovalchick's daughter, was the star of the show. She and #15 operated trains push-pull in 1960 with #12 pulling out and #15 back. Later in the year they were switched due to #12's more frequent trips to th

Date

1969

Photographer / author

Marty Bernard

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

photograph

Original size

2,000 × 1,170 pixels

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