Builders Information
The Meadow River Lumber No. 6 was built by the Heisler Locomotive Works in Erie, PA, in 1929 for the Bostonia Coal & Clay Products Company of New Bethlehem, PA.
The Heisler was sold to the Meadow River Lumber Company at Rainelle, WV in 1939, where it was rostered as No. 6. She was retired from the lumber company in 1965 and purchased by the State of West Virginia. The engine ran under its own steam from Rainelle to its new home in Cass in December 1966. No. 6 would begin operating on the railroad in 1968. The Heisler is the fastest geared locomotive in the Cass collection.
| Built:
1929 |
Class:
C-90 |
Trucks:
3 |
| Tractive Effort:
. |
Maximum Speed: | Wheel Diameter:
42″ |
| Boiler Pressure:
200 lbs. |
Empty Weight:
100 tons |
Gauge:
Standard |
| Fuel:
Coal |
Fuel Capacity: | Water Capacity: |