New York, Chicago & St. Louis RR 4-6-0 No. 44
Scranton, PA, United States 		Location: Steamtown National Historical Site
Status: Derelict
Posted: Sep 23, 2024 @ 14:09:39 by Matthew Gardner
Was at RailFest this year, and saw a friend whom is employed by the park. He claims to have Ultrasounded all engines where their boilers and fireboxes are exposed, and in his mind, all engines which he has tested thus far can be made to run, other than the Nickel Plate 44. It has damage to the boiler barrel on the top right where it connects to the smokebox. This, however, was due to an incident during its service days, and not from sitting in the elements all these years.
Posted: Nov 16, 2021 @ 13:11:41 by Matthew Gardner
Engine is in worst shape of all engines at Steamtown other than the shay. Tender rotted out, feeder pipes rotted to point person can stick hands through them, holes in smokebox door, hole in firebox, openings where feeder pipes go into cylinders rotted out horribly, all asbestos still on engine, grease in drive rod bearings dried and cracking, studs on cylinder castings broken, you name it! Will absolutely be whole new engine by time you are done with if restored to working order.
Posted: Jan 22, 2019 @ 14:01:38 by Steve Frost
Current primary shows the loco as displayed at Bellows Falls, VT in June 1970. It was displayed as Dansville & Mt. Morris # 304
Posted: Nov 11, 2013 @ 02:11:34 by ILFORD
Status Derelict June 2013
Posted: Feb 8, 2010 @ 06:02:09 by Joel Richter
Detailed history at this Steamtown site: http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/steamtown/shs2n.htm
Posted: Jan 13, 2009 @ 20:01:34 by Brian
I hope we see No. 44 back in service soon in the future.