Locomotives:

-WAG #1700 (Ford #1006)          

Built in 1940 by Erie General Electric. Last remaining 132-ton center-cab locomotive originally built for the Ford Motor Company. Designed to look like a 1938 Ford automobile. Only eight of this design were built.

-CSS&SB #802 “Little Joe”         

Built in 1949 by Erie General Electric.  Rare “2-D+D-2” electric locomotive, one of only three known to exist from original 20 built.   CSS&SB #802 and #803 were the last mainline electric freight locomotives to operate in North America- retired 1983.

-Ellwood National Forge #188     

Built in November 1950 by Erie General Electric for Pennsylvania Power Company of New Castle, PA.  Serial Number 30827.  Donated to LSRHS by Ellwood Company in December 2008.  Made operational by LSRHS summer 2009.  Painted to Ellwood National Forge color scheme summer 2009.

-NYC #2500                                 

Built in 1963 by Erie General Electric. First of a series of U25b locomotives built for the NYC (local railroad). One of two known ex-NYC U25b’s extant.  Last used by Conrail in 1982. Repainted at Erie GE in 1993.

-Erie City Iron Works #25            

Built in 1941 by Whitcomb Locomotive Works (Baldwin). 30-ton gasoline-mechanical locomotive, used at Erie City Iron Works, Erie, PA..   Made operational by LSRHS summer 2009.

-National Forge #392                   

Built in 1959 by Plymouth Locomotive Works,  Plymouth, Ohio, as a 15-ton cab-less locomotive(Plymouth JDT Type 4).  Diesel engine/torque-converter locomotive. Re-engined with a Caterpillar 3306. Operational. Used in the construction of Kinzua Dam, Warren, PA.  Bought by National Forge of Irvine, PA after completion of Kinzua.  Became property of Ellwood National Forge/Ellwood National Crankshaft.  Donated to LSRHS by Ellwood in 2004.

-Erie Dock Co. #7                         

Built circa 1910 reputedly by Atlas Car Co (Cleveland, Ohio).  Electric (third rail) ore/coal car shunt (as a tender for Hulett ship unloaders).  Operated on the Erie PA, ore/coal docks until the mid-1950s; then at Whiskey Island, Cleveland, Ohio until 1992. Erie Dock Co. was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

-The Illuminating Co. 6           

Built in 1937 by the Heisler Locomotive Works in Erie. Heisler fireless steam (thermos bottle) locomotive (0-6-0 wheel configuration).  Used in Ashtabula, OH by the Cleveland Illuminating Co. until 1973. Only 30 built; approximately six survive.  Museum’s only steam locomotive. Restored to operation on compressed air in Summer 2002.  Only operating fireless steam locomotive in North America.

Passenger Cars:

-Pullman “Central Park”                                 

Built in 1925; last known Pullman-NYC observation/lounge/sleeper to exist in its original configuration.  Ran on the NYC and the 20th Century Limited. Unique, heavyweight Pullman, related to locale. Configuration: 3-compartment, 2-drawing room, lounge/observation. (Women’s restroom turned into a kitchen, pre-LSRHS.) Observation lounge partially restored in 2006 and opened for public viewing and education on car restoration.

-Pullman “Lake Terrell”                

Built in 1924; In original configuration (10-open section, 1-drawing room, 2-compartment).  Ran on the NYC locally. Open section portion of the car will be familiar to most as the “sleeping car” of the 30s and 40s. Last used by Pullman in 1967.  The last car owned and operated by the Pullman Company. (Minor updates, mostly lighting fixtures)

-Pullman “NightStar”                    

Built in 1927; Unique configuration as a 14-single bedroom car.  In original room configuration (seats/beds were updated early).

-LS&MS Business Car 20             

Built in the 1890s by Barney & Smith Car Co. of Dayton, OH,  Only LS&MS passenger car known to exist. Configured as a parlor/observation car.  Rebuilt in 1910 by LS&MS/NYC Collinwood (Cleveland, OH) shops.  Converted to NYC Business Car #100. No alterations (except for repairs) to the business car configuration. Roof was rebuilt in the early 1990’s. All wooden construction above the steel center sill. Car exterior work done in 2005-siding on south side, temporary sheeting on north side. Three partial leaded-glass clerestory windows exist. Fire damage-pre-LSRHS.

-NYC 10507 “Port of Windsor”    

Built in 1949 by the Pullman-Standard Co. of Chicago, IL. Twelve-double bedroom, lightweight sleeping car used on the NYC until 1967.  Only NYC lightweight sleeper in collection.  First passenger car owned by LSRHS.

-NYC 2950    “James C. Caldwell”                                

Built in 1947 by Budd.  Lightweight 56-coach - part of a 60-car order, Lot # 9613-004. Budd item 2165.  One of two lightweight coaches in the collection.  Located on the Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad at Jefferson, OH. (ACJ 5668)

-Nickel  Plate (NKP) 103              

Built in 1950 by Pullman Car Company.  68-seat lightweight coach with center bulkhead to reduce “bowling alley effect.” One of ten NKP cars built to this configuration and one of only two known to survive.   Stored on NY&LE at Gowanda, NY.

-GN 1251 “Lake Wenatchee”

Built in 1951 by the American Car & Foundry Co. 48-seat (Amtrak 8068) diner (originally 36-seat) diner. Only diner in the Museum’s collection.   Exterior re-painted in 1998. (Kitchen pass through eliminated, lighting in dining room updated 2000, electric heating installed 1995, moved in 2006, heating/ac added 2007, connected to all municipal utilities 2007.)

-GN “Pend O’Reille River”

Built in 1950 by Pullman. Only lightweight sleeper of this unusual configuration in the museum’s collection. In “as built” condition – never was part of Amtrak. Good example of post-WW II sleeper. Configuration: 8 duplex roomettes, 3-double bedrooms, 1 compartment, 4 open sections. Sleeps 24.

-CB&Q 1530

Built in 1918 by CB&Q Aurora, IL shops. Heavyweight baggage car. Only baggage car in collection. In relatively good condition.   Development as museum exhibit/display car underway; moved to east side of 1899 Depot in summer 2006.

-B&O 3001

Built in 1923 by Pullman. Modernized by B&O in 1948 by B&O RR. Heavyweight Pullman (six axles). 38-passenger snack-bar coach. . On the NY&LE at Gowanda, NY.

-B&O 3582

Built in 1923 by Pullman. Modernized by B&O in 1948 by B&O RR. Heavyweight Pullman (six axles). 46-passenger long-distance coach.  Two large restroom suites. On the NY&LE at Gowanda, NY.

-B&O 3573

Built in 1923 by Pullman. Modernized by B&O in 1948 by B&O RR. Heavyweight Pullman (six axles).  Has unique stewardess’s quarters. One of the first cars built for the post-WW II streamlined “Cincinnatian.”. Stored on the NY&LE at Gowanda, NY.

Freight Cars:

-LS&MS 23107

Built in 1907. Wooden, 36-foot, truss-rod boxcar. LAST existing LS&MS freight car. Except for side irons, couplers and miscellaneous hardware, this car is constructed of wood. Very fragile condition. Most recently used by the East Erie Commercial Railroad as a maintenance car. Stored at EECRR/GE railyard in Lawrence Park, PA for many years. “Box” disassembled December 2006. Moved to LSRHS Museum in May 2007. Reconstruction in research phase.

-B&LE A-205

Built c.1908 by Standard Steel Car Co. of Pittsburgh, PA as (Formerly B&LE 80412.) Union Railroad 10012. Sold to the B&LE in 1914. Converted for maintenance-of-way service in 1934. Wooden 36-foot boxcar. Only Bessemer car in collection.

-FGEX 55119

Built c.1925. Wooden ice-refrigerator car. In good condition.  Unique to collection. First in a sequence of three refrigerator cars in collection that demonstrate the evolution of the refrigerator cars that served the fruit/vegetable industry of the region.

-UTLX 74152

Built 1922 by Union Tank Car Co. 8,000-gallon tank car. Unique to collection.  Formerly leased to EECRR and used for fuel oil storage.

- NYC 20054

Built c.1915 wooden caboose. Erroneously lettered for burned NYC caboose 19950.  Future home of HO-Railroad operation.

-Pittsburg & Shawmut 164

Built c.1916 wooden caboose built by the Russell Snowplow Co. of Ridgeway, PA.

-URTX 37178

Built 1947. Steel ice-refrigerator car built for GATC.   Unique to collection. Second in a sequence of three refrigerator cars in collection that demonstrate the evolution of the refrigerator cars that served the fruit/vegetable industry of the region.  Lettered for Milwaukee Road.

-HFPX 100

Built in 1961 for GATX. Hygrade Fine Products (HFPX) steel, mechanical refrigeration car. Third in a sequence of three refrigerator cars in collection that demonstrate the evolution of the refrigerator cars that served the fruit/vegetable industry of the region.

-HFPX 162, 163

Built in 1961 for GATX. Hygrade Fine Products (HFPX)  mechanical refrigeration car.  Exactly same as HFPX 100 above.

Pennsylvania Railroad Flatcar

Built Altoona, PA, c1941.  Built as PRR classification "F36" flatcar.  Upgraded later to classification "F36a".  Only example of this class of flatcar to advance to Conrail ownership.  All examples of this class of flatcar reported as scrapped!  (This car was sent to scrap, and used in-house instead of being cut up.)  Donated by Ellwood National Forge, Irvine, PA (Warren, PA).