July 2021: “Middletown and Unionville’s (M&NJ) seventy-five year old GE 44-tonner No.1 had its appointment with the grim reaper on Monday July 26 and had been completely scrapped by the end of the day on Tuesday July 27th.
With the exception of a quick trip to Burlington, VT in January of 1964 to open the Vermont Railroad the engine has spent all of its 75 years in the Middletown engine house. M&U / M&NJ #1 should qualify as an honorary O&W locomotive as it traveled to the O&W shops twice a month for expert TLC from the time it was delivered in 1946 until the O&W closed in 1957.
The scrapping happened on short notice but through the hard work of society member and M&NJ General Manager George Pellissier and the generosity of the management of the East Penn Railroad, LLC and Houston-based salvage firm Smirail, a great many critical pieces from #1 were saved and are being moved to Steamtown for O&W 105.
Among the items rescued were…
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Special Thanks to Dan Myers and Norm Barrett for their rescue efforts. I’m sure I can speak for the entire Society in saying how grateful we are to have these two members! Long Live the 105!
News On The 105 By Norman J. Barrett
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