Steam Locomotive - Virginian Class SA #4

Class SA Steam Locomotive 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLASS SA DESCRIPTION

  • Manufacturer: American Locomotive Co. (1 - 3) and Baldwin Locomotive Works (4 - 5) , Philadelphia, PA
  • Production era: 1909 - 1910
  • Only five were produced
  • 8 wheel switcher
  • Top speed: Approximately 10 mph

# 4

  • Built in August 1910 for the Virginian Railway
  • Retired in 1957 and donated to Princeton, WV. Exhibited in front of the Mercer County Courthouse where vandalism took a great toll.
  • Traded to the N&W for a caboose in 1960
  • Refurbished by the N&W Shops and placed in the Museum in 1963
  • Last remaining steam engine of the Virginian Railway