This is an ALCO builders photo of a sister engine to the 501 which is currently on display at North Conway. It was forwarded to us by Denneth Lee, who received it from Paul Hallett who is the Operation Manager at Conway Scenic Railroad. Thank you very much for passing along the info.
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that is quite an engine! I think that little bitty wheel leading the way is bigger than the drivers of WW&F #9
Gee John,
I thought there for a while, everyone was on Vacation! Glad someone is writing!
BTW, Nice engine!
Hi Eric and ED, glad to see you guys are still out there and active. I think a lot of us are to tired from winter to get going. Hopefully we will 'spring' to life soon.
Far as the engine goes, I would love to take a ride behind that later this year.
As a kid I remember the 501 sitting, rusting and looking rather sad over to Rigby yard. I would always look out the car window when we drove over the bridge to look at the old engine. Then it was gone! Little did I know what had become of it, but my Dad did. He looked at me in the rear view mirror of the car and said "Maybe someday you will see it again".
Latter on when my son was 5 years old we took him over to see the engine. The three of us were sitting at a picnic table when the 501 came into the North Conway station. His eyes were wide as they switched the giant around the yard. Then they stopped right near our table. Chad our son started marching back and forth pretending he was the engineer running the train. He marched about 20 feet from the tracks as the engineer from the cab watched him. The engineer smiled as he waited for Chad to get alongside with the cylinders, then he would blow them down. Chad Jumped back, but thought that was grand. Then it was time to run the engine over and couple onto the cars. A smile came over the engineers face as he reached for the cord watching and waiting. Just as Chad had past the cab for the hundredth time and pretending to blow the whistle. You guessed it! And it was not a squeaker either! Chad jumped about three feet into the air as the 501’s whistle split the air. Chad came running back to the table with a frighten look, yet he had, had a great time.
A Classic Story! I Love IT! Now that is what the Blog is for.
Thank you and well told.
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