Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co. 2-6-0 No. 17
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada 		Location: Cape Breton Island Miners Museum
Status: Scrapped
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Posted: Feb 19, 2007 @ 13:02:46 by Jamie Martell
I remember seeing this locomotive when I lived in Glace Bay. We used to always see it (exactly the way it is in this picture), whenever we would visit the museum. I was 16 years of age when I moved from Glace Bay, to the West, but sadly remember the "926" "Ole' 42", and this one.
Posted: Oct 15, 2006 @ 18:10:03 by Cornelius Brown
This engine was scrapped in 1984.  In 1971, it was shipped under its own power using rails on streets in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.  Then, it was stored outside and within metres of the Atlantic Ocean.  Within a couple of years, it badly disintegrated.  Then the Glace Bay Miners Museum put a cutting torch to it when the rusting engine and cars were beyond repair.   17's sister lomotive, the 42, is now stored at the Museum of Industry in Stellarton.  It would be great if the 42 could be restored and brought back to Glace Bay to be stored indoors and on display.  It's a  shame the Miners' Museum does not have a locomotive. 
Posted: Dec 21, 2005 @ 21:12:47 by George S.
The "Alco-Schenectady Construction Number List" indicates that this unit was shipped to the "Nova Scotia Steel & Coke Co." as their "No. 10". It was originally a 2-6-4 and had a "Specified" total weight of 172,000 pounds. (This is not necessarily the "Actual" total weight) When was this unit scrapped?