Saw this in the Philly Inquirer
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That's a heck of a find! Thanks for sharing.
--Greg
lol,,,,,,,,, nice to see this resurface again. i've known about these locomotive off of NJ for about 15 years i think
5-10 years ago, the History Channel show "Deepsea Detectives" did an episode on those two trains.
Really old rare locos for USA if they predate the more popular 4-4-0 types.
The 15-ton locomotives, Lieb said, are rare because they are Planet Class 2-2-2 T models, similar to one called the Pioneer now on display at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore.
That was really interesting. Thanks for posting it.
More info:
http://www.njmt.org/images/SunkenLocoInfoArticles.pdf
... wagon-top boiler and the valve controls ... historians believe the steam locomotives were manufactured in New England, probably between 1851 and 1854 ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N...um_of_Transportation
Sunken engines
In 1985, two engines were found in 90 feet of water 5 miles off the coast of Long Branch. These engines were found sitting side by side and in an upright position. The origins of these engines remained a mystery until 2004 when a team of diving and railroad enthusiasts working along with the a History Channel production team investigated the engines.
On September 25, 2004 the New Jersey Museum of Transportation was granted custody of the two engines by the US District Judge Joseph Irenas, the museum hopes one day to raise the relics for display and interpretation at the museum.
That is very interesting!
I am wondering if records exist somewhere, that would indicating a shipment of the locomotives. And on the other side, said items not received. A very unique find!
Thanks for sharing!
Just read the above posted article.
It puts answers to my comments.
