A puzzling puzzle? Anyone know what loco or what railroad? Or fictitious?

Started by Terry Toenges, March 20, 2023, 12:30:01 PM

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Terry Toenges

I searched and searched online for this loco. I figured it would be in a museum somewhere or on a tourist railroad. It looks well preserved. A number of things to look for - Old style pointed cab roof instead of rounded. Old box headlight instead of newer rounded one. Radley & Hunter stack. Straight boiler with no hump in back. Three domes when most old locos have two. Star insignia on front of boiler. #1 on front dome.
The two pics look like the same loco.

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Feel like a Mogul.

trainman203


Terry Toenges

Feel like a Mogul.

Yard Master

Hi Terry,

That would be locomotive #1 from the currently closed Lahaina, Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad in Hawaii (aka the "Sugar Cane Train.") All of the railroad's equipment and track is currently for sale- but the land it occupied is unfortunately not included.


Terry Toenges

Thank you so much. I figured there had to be other pics of it somewhere because it looked like a real one.
Feel like a Mogul.

Terry Toenges

A little more info about it. It was originally a saddle tank loco.
https://locomotive.fandom.com/wiki/Carbon_Limestone_Co._No._1_Anaka

Carbon Limestone Co. No. 1, named Anaka is a 2-4-0 steam locomotive it was built by H.K. porter in 1942 for the Carbon Limestone Company and named Anaka.
The locomotive was design to haul rock for the Carbon Limestone Company until it was retired from service in 1963.
The engine has undergone extensive exterior modification since it was originally produced by Porter.
These changes transformed the engine from a tank-type 0-4-0 industrial locomotive, into a livelier and more colorful 2-4-0 engine representative of many small mainline engines once found on railroads throughout the United States in the late 19th century.
Today it's restored by the Lahaina, Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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The engine was featured in films such as: I Love Toy Trains as part of the "real trains" segments and in the early episode(s) of Choo Choo Trains: Up Close and Personal and Hawaii and Lots and Lots of Trains.
In this form, it had a large tank surrounding the boiler, which held water for the locomotive.
It was originally an 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive.
These changes transformed the engine from a comparatively austere industrial locomotive, into a livelier and more colorful engine representative of many small mainline engines once found on railroads throughout the United States in the late 19th century.
The locomotive used to have the old tender in the color black with white labels and now the tender is color green with yellow labels.
The LKPRR removed the saddle tanks, added a tender to hold water and fuel, added a larger smokestack, a wooden cab and larger headlight that resembles oil lamps once found on steam locomotives.
Feel like a Mogul.

Terry Toenges

Feel like a Mogul.