Nov 7, 2005 · The NYC&HR was developed after and in competition with the New York & Harlem Railroad which ran 15-25 miles to the east. Both were later merged into the New York Central System, becoming the Hudson and Harlem Divisions respectively.

I have a fairly complete copy of the NYC H6a blueprints here for repairs to our ex-GTW 4070, as well as several books. Most railroads customized the USRA's to their own tastes and usage

The 2-8-2 or Mikado type was known as class H on the New York Central System. During the 1930s this type was the most numerous of NYC steam engines, all having been erected in the 1910s and 1920s for main line freight service.

Sep 13, 2010 · The H-6as that are listed in Alvin Staufer's "Steam Power of the New York Central System" as being built by Alco (Schenectady) are the following: 1732-1746 (15) 1770-1789 (20)

This web site is a collection of New York Central System locomotive photos. Initially, many of the steam photos belonged to my father, the Rev. Dr. Richard D. Leonard, while some were taken by me in the 1950s.

The Nickel Plate Road Class H-6a is a class of 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotives that were built for the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (Or better known as the "Nickel Plate Road"), they were built as original examples of the USRA Light Mikados.

In class order, although not chronological, were 143 class H6, USRA 282A "light" Mikados. This 1918/19 order was the largest single order for these locomotives for one system. In fact, the NYC was the largest beneficiary of the USRA in numbers of locomotives delivered.

000 gallon 12-wheel tender to an H10a locomotiv. oved NYC H7e design. Both classes had 86 inch (O.D. at first course) straight top boilers. The 8000's firebox was 9 inches wider than the H7e's; it was 114-1/8. inches long and 84-114 inches wide inside, the same as the NYC class H6a USRA light 2-8-2. Although the calculated grate a.

New York Central, No. 1716, Class H-6a, "Mikado" 2-8-2 one of twenty five built by Baldwin in 1918, seen here in Lafayette Indiana November 19th 1946 The railroad owning the largest number of Mikados (1,350 system wide) was the New York Central.

NKP H-6a 603 Dunkirk NY 1943 J.O'Rourke. Burgess Collection NKP H-6a Class 2-8-2 Mikado Dunkirk NY. NKP H-6a 603 Dunkirk NY 1943 J.O'Rourke. NKP H-6a Class 2-8-2 Mikado Dunkirk NY. NKP H-6a 604 Cascade PA 4-1944 +B-11c 72 PWP. NKP H-6a Class 2-8-2 Mikado Cascade PA. NKP H-6a 604 LaPorte IN 7-28-1946.