Here is an All Nation "Mountain kit" that was built by my Father in late 60s. It is a cast brass boiler weighing in at 8 1/2 lbs. It is set up to run 2 or 3 rail DC as at one time we were members of club that ran Gargraves track powered via DC . In keeping with our railroad family history this will be donated to the Sayre Pa historical society housed in Lehigh Valley Passenger station at Sayre. I also attach a News article about by Great Grandfather who was Master mechanic at Sayre. He was instrumental in machinery design and placement for the Sayre shops.
From The Elmira Daily Advertiser Thursday July 28 1887
Seven Pieces of Silver
What Master Mechanic Weaver received from 135 Lehigh Engineers.
Sayre, Pa July 27--- The banquet in honor of Master Mechanic Weaver last evening was a grand event to those who were so fortunate to be one of the engineers or an invited guest. The banquet was at Mr. Weaver’s house whither the engineers went about 9 PM. It was Mr. Weaver’s forty-third birthday, and the 135 engineers under him presented him an elegant silver set of seven pieces. On the silver tray was engraved the following:
“Presented to J N Weaver MM by the Engineers of the Pennsylvania & New York System July 26, 1887”
Of the 135 engineers on the Lehigh Sixty were present at the banquet. W B Heckman formerly an engineer on the Lehigh, now a train dispatcher at Buffalo, in a few words which he referred in a feeling way to Mr. Weaver’s popularity and the high place which he held in the esteem of the engineers, presented the gift. Mr. Weaver responded appropriately referring to the great growth of the Pennsylvania & New York systems of railways. When he took charge in 1868 there were only 9 engineers on the part in his charge, 5 of whom were present at the banquet and still on the road. After Mr. Weaver’s address of thanks, a fine supper was partaken, concluded by singing and speeches by Dell Vaughn, Miles Ellis, Rufus R Wilson, associate editor of the Elmira Telegram, J W Bishop and others.
