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Southern Railway 1643 is a preserved A-7 class
0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels. This was the most common wheel arrangemen ...
"Switcher" type
steam locomotive A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...
built in 1905 by the Pittsburgh Works of the
American Locomotive Company The American Locomotive Company (often shortened to ALCO, ALCo or Alco) was an American manufacturer of locomotives, diesel generators, steel, and tanks that operated from 1901 to 1969. The company was formed by the merger of seven smaller locomo ...
for the Southern Railway. In 1952, the locomotive was sold to the Morehead and North Fork Railroad in
Morehead, Kentucky Morehead is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city located along U.S. Route 60 in Kentucky, US 60 (the historic Midland Trail) and Interstate 64 in Kentucky, Interstate 64 in Rowan County, Kentucky, Rowan County, Kentucky, in the United ...
. Renumbered 12, the locomotive operated on the Morehead line, until the company dieselized on April 1, 1963. After the locomotive was retired, it was put into storage in one of the road's engine sheds. In 2011, No. 12 was purchased by Jerry Jacobson, who moved it to his
Age of Steam Roundhouse The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum, Sugarcreek, Ohio, United States, is a museum roundhouse housing steam and diesel locomotives, passenger cars and other railroad equipment. History The roundhouse was built by Jerry Joe Jacobson, former CEO of ...
building in
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. The locomotive was restored to operating condition in 2018, and it moved under steam for the first time in the 21st century on July 16.http://www.ageofsteamroundhouse.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=120


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