Pennsylvania RR 0-6-0 No. 60
Lewes, DE, United States 		Location: Lewes Junction Railroad & Bridge Association
Status: Cosmetic Restoration
Posted: Oct 31, 2024 @ 22:10:03 by
this locomotive is now is Lewes receiving cosmetic restoration
Posted: Jul 27, 2021 @ 17:07:59 by Wesp
This locomotive is scheduled for display in Lewes, DE.
Posted: Mar 25, 2013 @ 06:03:59 by Arnold Harner
The rumor of this engine moving to schuylkill county Pennsylvania was probrably a mis-understanding by someone, the CNJ 0-6-0 which was once owned by W&W was the one bought and moved to schuylkill county pa, which by the way is now operational.
Posted: Sep 27, 2012 @ 23:09:00 by Stefan Banaszak
I have driven past her several times due to traveling for work and have taken several pictures. It is a shame that she is in such bad shape. She is probably the only surviving Pennsy B6sa in the USA. Her sub-class was different from their similar B6 sisters because they were built without the famous Pennsy Belpaire boilers. I can only hope someone can find the money to at least cosmetically restore her. Can anyone verify if the tender attached to her is a G5-class tender?
Posted: Aug 24, 2011 @ 14:08:21 by Paul Calpin
This locomotive will never be restored to operation. The W&W does not own it. It WAS owned bythe late Matt Minker, who also owned the Wilmington Blue Rocks....he died a couple of years ago. The locomotive is in attrocious condition. Building a locomotive from the ground up would be cheaper than fixing this locomotive. She may one day be restored cosmetically....rumors had her moving to Schyukill County PA at one time....but even that would take a lot of $$$$$
Posted: Jun 13, 2011 @ 18:06:24 by Nicholas Medovich
There is no plan to restore it any time soon. the W&W is too busy keeping their two steamers in shape and they also got a mogul to restore. In the future for 60, eventually.
Posted: Jun 22, 2004 @ 10:06:51 by David A.
As of today, if your heading north on Rt41 in northern Delaware into Hockessin. You come down the hill past St Marys of the Assumption church, and as you get to the bottom you cross the RR tracks that go over Rt41 look to the right and there she sits as big as day.
Posted: Oct 29, 2003 @ 17:10:29 by junior
Side note: This is the second PRR locomotive that has resided on the W&W. Years ago, a GG-1 was also on the porperty. Nit sure of the number. This engine along with a PRR long haul tender were sold to the Letherstocking Chapter of the NRHS and now reside in upstate NY.
Posted: Oct 29, 2003 @ 08:10:47 by junior

According to the info I have on this engine, #60 worked the 30th St. Station/Penn Coach Yards in Philadelphia, Pa. The enging was donated to the HRCV in the early 80's when the W&W went through this phase of aquiring as many steam locomotives as possible. At one point in the mid 80's, the W&W had the largest private collection of steam on the east coast. They had almost every example of branchline steam including 0-4-0(1), 0-6-0 (5), 2-6-0(1),2-8-0(2-BC&G#14 & SOU #722-leased), 2-8-2(1),4-4-0(1),4-6-2(1#425 of BM&R fame),4-6-4(1-leased CP#2839). #60 sat for years on a siding at the Hurcules Research Center untill it was put up for sale in 1995 and purchased by Hockessin Businessman, Matt Minker and placed next to his office building, which was built to look like a freight house, in the town adjacent to the W&W right of way. It was cosmetically restored by 4 States Railway (operators of the West Chester Railroad). 4 States/WCRR also restored their RDG MU cars on the same siding.