Great Western 60
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Black River No. 60 in Ringoes, New Jersey
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Great Western 60 is a 2-8-0 consolidation built in August 1937 by the American Locomotive Company in Schenectady, New York, and is currently[when?] operated on the Black River & Western Railroad (BR&W) in Ringoes, New Jersey.
60 originally operated on the Great Western Railroad (GW) in Colorado. During World War II, a smokebox extension was added to allow the use of poor quality coal because of war-time restrictions. In 1965, #60 was purchased by the newly formed short line Black River & Western for tourist excursions. Although she was used on off line excursions previously, the locomotive hauled its first train (on BR&W trackage) on May 17, 1965.
BR&W completed an intense 12-year overhaul project in August 2012 in time for #60's 75th birthday.
In 2013, #60 was painted into her late 1950s Great Western livery for a photo charter. The new paint scheme included the addition of white trim on the driving wheels and running board, and Aluminum paint on her smokebox (replacing graphite). Additionally, to commemorate Black River and Western's 50th Anniversary in 2015, the crew painted the number plate black and gold representing the "Golden Anniversary".
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