W&W 98 in May

This video shows 98 pull the Mt. Cuba Express.
Locomotive 98 was built by the American Locomotive Company of Schenectady, NY in January 1909 (construction #45921). It worked in passenger service on the Mississippi Central before being retired in December 1944. Paulsen Spence purchased the 98 in 1947 for the Comite Southern, and later the Louisiana Eastern. Thomas C. Marshall and T. Clarence Marshall purchased the locomotive in January of 1960 with the intent of operating her (and several other engines) on a proposed weekend steam tourist railroad in Wilmington, DE. The 98 was moved to the Strasburg Rail Road where she was placed in storage until storage facilities could be obtained in Wilmington. In April 1964, the 98 was moved off Strasburg property and shipped to the Wilmington & Western where she was returned to service in October 1972. Tom Marshall officially donated the locomotive to Historic Red Clay Valley, Incorporated in December 1977. No. 98 operated regularly until the end of 1998 when she was removed from service to undergo a major rehabilitation project, and returned to our rails on Saturday, October 16, 2004.

Historic information provided by Historic Red Clay Valley Inc.

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• western
• railroad
• 98
• american
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• 4-4-0
• may
• mt.
• cuba
• express
• delaware
• greenbank
• woodale
• red
• clay
• valley

[maryandrobby]

WHERES 8408

[wwrr98]

Put in the wrong title and description. Thanks for pointing that out.

[razgrizaceblaze259]

Finally, a video of #98 pulling a train about the same length as a train pulled by #58, and it wasn't aided by a diesel. I love this video. 5 stars and 2 thumbs up!

[Saugertiesrailfan]

you think i could easly make a HO model of this with the richmond 4-4-0 from bachmann? i always liked this loco