Raritan River Rail Road Engines

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Steam

Introduction – This page will show the photos of the steam engines of the Raritan River Railroad.

Includes Locomotives Type, Date Built or Purchased, Date Retired or Scrapped.

Locomotive Number 1

Steam01.JPG Type 4-4-0 – Purchased 1888 Retired 1907 Scrapped 1929

Steam01-2nd.JPG Type 2-8-0 – Built 1907 Scrapped 1929

Locomotive Number 2

Steam02.JPG Type 4-4-0 Purchased 1888 Scrapped 1909

Steam02-2nd.JPG Type 2-8-0 Built 1909 Scrapped 1929

Locomotive Number 3

Steam03.JPG Type 4-6-0 Purchased 1890 Retired 1892

Steam03-2nd.JPG Type 4-6-0 Built 1892 Scrapped 1915

Steam03-3rd.JPG Type 0-6-0 Built 1913 Purchased 1917 Sold 1922

Locomotive Number 4

Steam4.JPG Type 4-6-0 Built 1899 Scrapped 1915

Steam04-2nd.JPG Type 0-6-0 Built 1913 Purchased 1917 Sold 1922

*Almost same history as No.3-3rd

Locomotive Number 5

Steam05.jpg Type 4-6-0 Built 1883 Purchased 1900 Scrapped 1909

Steam05Parlin.jpg

Steam05SA.jpg

Locomotive Number 6

Steam06.jpg Type 2-8-0 Built 1905 Sold 1923

Locomotive Number 7

Steam07SouthRiver1930s.jpg Type 2-8-0 Built 1912 Scrapped 1933

A great old photo. Number 7 preparing to leave South River in the early 1930’s. There is a good amount of detail here to note regarding this photo in the South River area. Note that old number 7 doesn’t have its “cow catcher”. Old Number 7 was scrapped in 1933, making this an old and rare picture of some of the older locomotives in action. Most photos available are just static photos of the engines; builders photos, insurance photos, etc.

Locomotive Number 8

Steam08SA.jpg Type 0-6-0 Built 1910 Purchased 1938 Scrapped 1948

Ex-PRR #7542

Steam8_1.jpg

Steam08_2.jpg

Great photo of Number 8

Locomotive Number 9

Steam09SA.jpg Type 2-8-2 Built 1915 Retired 1948 Scrapped

Steam9_39.jpg

Excellent shot of Number 9 in action at the Swales Brothers Coal Co.!

Locomotive Number 10

Steam10.jpg Type 2-8-2 Built 1915 Retired 1948 Scrapped

Steam10_46.jpg

A Great shot of Number 10 in action.

Locomotive Number 11

Steam11.jpg Type 2-8-2 Built 1916 Retired 1947 Scrapped

Locomotive Number 12

Steam12.jpg Type 2-8-2 Built 1916 Scrapped 1937

Locomotive Number 13 - No engine was ever numbered 13!

Locomotive Number 14

Steam14.jpg Type 2-8-2 Built 1916 Retired 1948 Scrapped

Locomotive Number 15

Steam15.jpg Type 4-6-2 Built 1916 Scrapped 1948

Steam15Passenger.jpg

Check out the passenger car at the end of Number 15. Passenger service ended in 1938 making this a rare photo.

Steam15_2.jpg

Steam15_3.jpg

Steam15_41_1.jpg This is a great shot from 1941, although a bit large (131k), check out the fireman between the engine and the tender.

Steam15_41_2.jpg

Locomotive Number 16

Steam16.jpg Type 0-6-0 Built 1944 Purchased 1947 Scrapped 1954

Ex-US Army 4043

Locomotive Number 17

Steam17.jpg Type 0-6-0 Built 1944 Purchased 1947 Scrapped 1954

Ex-US Army 4044

Locomotive Number 18

Steam18-1.jpg Type 0-6-0 Built 1944 Purchased 1947 Scrapped 1954

Ex-US Army 4053

Steam18.jpg

Steam18_2.jpg

Locomotive Number 19

Steam19NB51.jpg Type 0-6-0 Built 1944 Purchased 1947 Scrapped 1954

This is my favorite photo of all of the locomotives. It shows Lima Raritan River Locomotive Number 19 pulling into New Brunswick, NJ in 1951. There is just a ton of information here, as you can see a yellow caboose, an assortment of cars for the local industries, as well as some late 40’s automobiles in the parking lot.

Ex-US Army 4054

Locomotive Number 20

Steam20.jpg Type 0-6-0 Built 1944 Purchased 1947 Scrapped 1954

Ex-US Army 4055

Locomotive Number 21

Steam21.jpg Type 0-6-0 Built 1944 Purchased 1948 Scrapped 1954

This is a very clear shot of number 21 near the infamous water town in Parlin.

Ex-US Army 4027

Locomotive Number 22

Steam22.jpg Type 0-6-0 Built 1944 Purchased 1948 Scrapped 1954

Ex-US Army 4031

The End - 1954

Scrap.jpg

A sad sight indeed! The scrap train on its way to Bethlehem Steel in Allentown in 1954 with all 7 Ex-US Army 0-6-0 numbers 16,17,18,19,20,21 and 22.

All Built 1944 All Purchased 1947-48 All Scrapped 1954

USRA 0-6-0 Note:

Here is some great information on the USRA 0-6-0 engines that the RRRR bought after WWII. The RRRR bought 7 surplus Army engines in 1947 and 1948. The Whippany Railway Museum also owns one, number 4039, and has it cosmetically restored at this time.

www.raritanriver-rr.com/Steam Locomotive No_ 4039.htm

http://www.whippanyrailwaymuseum.org/

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Other Fine Sites Dedicated to the Raritan River Railroad

www.RaritanRiverRailroad.com

http://www.geocities.com/transit383/rrhist.html

http://jcrhs.org/raritanriver.html

Here is an entire forum dedicated to discussions of the RRRR!