Cape Breton Steam Railroad
When originally built by ALCo, this engine was a 2-6-4T. It was later rebuilt to a 2-6-0 Mogul. #42 carried on after the days of steam on the S&L ended, hauling tourists, instead of coal as the Cape Breton Steam Railway. The CBSR ran excursions on the old S&L between Glace bay and Port Morien, where the train was turned on the wye for the return trip to Glace bay. Today #42 resides in storage, unseen from the public, at the Museum of Industry in Stellarton. On the floor beside here are a new set of flues, never to be installed.(Collection of K. Jones Jr.)
S&L 42 wasn't the only steam engine on the CB Steam Railway. They also ran an imported British locomotive called The Repton. This 4-4-0 was on loan from the Steamtown collection in Bellows Falls Vermont. #926 is actually a Southern Railway Schools Class 4-4-0 built in Eastleight in 1934 as 30926. This locomotive has since returned to the UK, and is now in service on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (Collection of K. Jones Jr.)
It's dusk at Port Morien, and #42 has coupled back onto its train after turning on the wye. The date is July 28, 1978, and 42 will return to Glace Bay in the summer darkness.(Collection of K. Jones Jr.)
Southern #926 is under steam at the Glace Bay shop, ready to pick up its train and head to Port Morien. The Americanization of the locomotive is very evident in this photo. Not the headlight, train air line and knuckle coupler. (Collection of K. Jones Jr.)
CBSR 42 is heading up its usual excursion train at an unknown location.(Collection of K. Jones Jr.)
#926 has arrived at Port Morien, and is heading around the wye to get to the other end of its train for the return journey to Glace Bay.(Collection of K. Jones Jr.)
Cape Breton Steam Railway (ex-S&L 42) heads out of the Glace Bay yard with the regular excursion train to Port Morien. It is seen here passing the rest of the passenger equipment, including the british coach on lease from Steamtown with the Repton. Note the coach has had a knuckle coupler installed.(Collection of K. Jones Jr.)
At Port Morien, #42 is running around its train after turning on the wye. (Collection of K. Jones Jr.)
