I have an interest in a BLH industrial locomotive I ran across recently in a NC scrapyard. We are in the process of developing a tourist railroad south of Fayetteville, and are seekeing motive power.

The locomotive in question supposedly came out of a scrapyard in Georgetown, SC. The builder's plate is BLH c. 1953 with no model or s/n on it. There is, however, a construction number, which is 40570.

The locomotive is diesel/hydraulic and looks to be 25 tons or so.

Is there any help out there on this one?? I would particularly like to find someone who has some mechanical expertise who could tell me what to look for.

Pete Wenk Red Springs & Northern

-- Pete Wenk (petewenk@nccoast.com), December 17, 2001

Answers

Pete,

Search the internet for "critters." That is what railfans call these small industrial locos. I thing you'll find a bunch of folks who can help you. Somebody runs a listserv on the topic.

-- Jerry Dowling (jdowling@lcc.net), December 19, 2001.