Nantucket Railroad
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The Nantucket Railroad was a gauge narrow gauge railroad on the island of Nantucket. The railroad linked the village of Nantucket
with the village of Siasconset. Built in 1881, the line closed in 1917, with the track and rolling stock sent to France
as part of the Allied forces of the First World War.
Nantucket (CDP), Massachusetts
Nantucket is a census-designated place in the town of Nantucket in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,830 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Nantucket is located at ....
with the village of Siasconset. Built in 1881, the line closed in 1917, with the track and rolling stock sent to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
as part of the Allied forces of the First World War.
Locomotives
| Number | Name | Builder | Type | Date | Works number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dionis | Baldwin Locomotive Works Baldwin Locomotive Works The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of railroad locomotives. It was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, originally, and later in nearby Eddystone, Pennsylvania. Although the company was very successful as a producer of steam locomotives, its transition to the production of... |
4-4-0 tender | Originally built for the Danville, Olney and Ohio River Railroad Danville, Olney and Ohio River Railroad The Danville, Olney and Ohio River Railroad ran south from Sidell to West Liberty, Illinois and existed in the late 19th century.- History :The original proposal for the railroad was for a 243-mile route from Danville through Hume to the Ohio River... ; scrapped 1901 |
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| Sconset | Mason Machine Works Mason Machine Works The Mason Machine Works was a machinery manufacturing company located in Taunton, Massachusetts between 1845 and 1944. The company became famous for an early invention by its creator, William Mason, the self-acting mule, first patented in 1840. The company also later produced locomotives, rifles... |
0-4-4 | Purchased from Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad 1888 | |||
| 1 | Hinkley Locomotive Works Hinkley Locomotive Works Hinkley Locomotive Works was one of a number of railroad steam locomotive manufacturers of the United States in the 19th century.-History:The company that was to become known as Hinkley Locomotive Works got its start in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1831. Holmes Hinkley and his partner Daniel F... |
4-4-0 tender | Originally built 1879 for the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad; purchased 1901 | |||
| 2 | Alco | 2-4-4 | 1910 | Sent to the Allied Expeditionary Force, Bordeaux, France in 1917 | ||
| Siasconset | Fairbanks-Morse Company Fairbanks-Morse Fairbanks Morse and Company was a manufacturing company in the late 19th and early 20th century. Originally a weighing scale manufacturer, it later diversified into pumps, engines, windmills, locomotives and industrial supplies until it was merged in 1958... |
4wPM | 1907 | Early gasoline Gasoline Gasoline , or petrol , is a toxic, translucent, petroleum-derived liquid that is primarily used as a fuel in internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives. Some gasolines also contain... -powered railcar capable of carrying ten passengers |
External links
- "The Nantucket Railroad", by Peter Schmid. Originally published by the Nantucket Historical Association in the Summer 2000 issue of Historic Nantucket.