WLE 0-6-6T
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Wheeling & Lake Erie - 0-6-6T 

In 1881, the Wheeling & Lake Erie took delivery of three 0-6-6T Mason bogies from the Mason factory.  These engines were numbered 3, 4, & 5.

This is engine number 3 who served much of her career as a yard goat in Norwalk.  She was reported to be the first Midwest engine with Walschaerts valve gear.  She was retired in 1895.

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Name   Number 3, 4 & 5
Works No 653, 654 & 659 Type 0-6-6T
Date 1881 Drivers 4'1"
Cylinders 17x24 Weight 77,700
Gauge 4'8 1/2"    
Later RR Nickel Plate
 

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