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Utica, Ithaca & Elmira Railroad - 0-6-6T

Research courtesy of Scot Lawrence (scottychaos from MLS).

The Leviathan was a 0-6-6T type Mason-Bogie Locomotive. Built by the Mason Locomotive works in Taunton, Massachusetts in 1875. She was owned by The Utica, Ithaca & Elmira Railroad of New York State.

The Utica, Ithaca & Elmira railroad was completed from Cortland to Ithaca in 1872. Then to Elmira in 1875 (no mention of it ever making it to Utica!) then in 1884 the line became the Elmira, Cortland & Northern.. In 1896 the line was absorbed by the LV to become its Elmira and Cortland Branch..

It is not known if The Leviathan ever belonged to The Lehigh Valley, but it seems unlikely because the locomotive was apparently sent back to Mason after only one year on the UI&E.

The Leviathan was built with an unusual center gear that was intended to help Her climb up and down the VERY steep grade from Cornell University to downtown Ithaca. But the proposed line was never built, and so the Leviathan was sent back to the Mason works. There is no record of what happened to Her after that..(at least not known to me..)

For additional information on this engine, visit Scotty's Web Site.

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