Baldwin Centenarian

[marknewton]

From a friend of mine currently travelling through the United States, this is Iowa Traction No.51. Built by Baldwin in 1921, still in revenue service in 2023. 
 

Built by Baldwin, built to last! 👍

 

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

[Nick_Burman]

9 hours ago, marknewton said:

From a friend of mine currently travelling through the United States, this is Iowa Traction No.51. Built by Baldwin in 1921, still in revenue service in 2023. 
 

Built by Baldwin, built to last! 👍

 

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

 

The Konan Railway pair are more or less of the same vintage - ED33 3 is from 1923 while ED22 1 is from 1926, although being used only for ploughing duties the two locos are in a situation close to semi-retirement.

 

Cheers Nicholas

[Welshbloke]

The Rhätische Bahn has a few centenarian electric locos (and others rapidly approaching that age). They even send them out on freight out of season, to train the drivers and keep the locos from developing lot rot.

 

From memory they have a functioning Ge 2/4, a Ge 4/6 (both dating from the original electrification schemes in the 1910s) and the two Ge 6/6 I "Krokodils" from 1929 running.