Trains LIVE — Inspecting Black River & Western No. 60 — 2-16-2024 — Tucked away in the Black River & Western Railroad shop in Ringoes, N.J., a group of Black River Railroad Historical Trust volunteers are working to complete the Federal Railroad Administration Form 4 inspection on No. 60, a 2-8-0 Consolidation built by Alco in 1937. The locomotive is legendary in the East Coast tourist world, having hauled excursions on the BR&W and other roads since the early 1960s.
Today we are speaking with Ryan Gerhardt, manager of the BRRHT steam program. Gerhardt and crew are working through the inspection of No. 60 in order to complete the six-page FRA Form 4 document and have the locomotive again certified for operation. Our discussion focuses on the process followed to complete the inspection. Our conversation also leads into the locomotive’s history and the inner workings of the BRRHT crew.
The next time you are in New Jersey plan to take a train ride on the Black River & Western Railroad. Today the short line is part of the Chesapeake & Delaware Railroad family. The independent Black River Railroad Historical Trust still runs steam excursions on the railroad, just as has been done more than six decades. A ride on the BR&W will take you through the New Jersey countryside from Flemington to Bowne.
Come along as Trains LIVE learns about inspecting Black River & Western No. 60.
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