Midwest Central Railroad - Locomotives

Locomotives

The Midwest Central has five steam locomotives: one is currently running, one is in need of a new boiler and is going through a complete restoration, one is awaiting an in-depth boiler inspection, one is in Colorado as part of a long term lease agreement, and the other rolls around the yard rusting and needing work. Some of the steam locomotives have been featured in several films.

• #6 is a 2-6-0 made by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1891 for the Surry, Sussex and Southampton Railway in Virginia. It was sold to the Argent Lumber of South Carolina in the late 1920s, and bought by the Midwest Central (along with #2) in 1960. It is the flagship locomotive which just came back to operation in September 2010 after going through a complete boiler overhaul.

• #9 is a Class C (3-truck) 80 ton Shay locomotive made by Lima Locomotive Works in 1923 and came from West Side Lumber Company of California and acquired by the Midwest Central in 1966. In January, 2011, the MCRR and the Georgetown Loop Railway entered into a 7 to 10 year agreement to refurbish the 9 and have it reside at the GLRR (where her West Side sisters #8, #12 & #14 previously operated). The 9 went into revenue passenger service on July 14, 2012 at the Georgetown Loop Railway.
• #12 is a 2-6-2 built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1929. This was the last steam locomotive used by the Kahului Railroad in the 1950s. The engine is on long term loan from the Georgetown Loop Railroad in exchange for #9.

• #16 is an 18 ton 0-4-0 made by Henschel of Germany in 1951 and built to 900 mm gauge, but runs on 3 foot gauge track. This is the only coal burning locomotive on the Midwest Central. In 2011, the 16 was "blue flagged" for an in-depth boiler inspection. The inspection date and final disposition of this locomotive has not been determined.

• #2 is a 2-6-0 made by Baldwin in 1906 that came with #6 from Argent Lumber of South Carolina. #2 ran for many years before it was discovered it needed a new boiler and has been waiting for funding since. A new boiler was ordered but the delivery date of the finished product is unknown.
• #1 is a Mexican 2-8-0 that has been in need of repair for many years.

There are also two Plymouth diesel locomotives that came from Ohio. These were originally 38 inch gauge and were regauged to 36 inch gauge after arrival in Mt. Pleasant. The 14 is used on a regular basis while the D-9 is undergoing restoration. They have a gasoline powered Vulcan switcher. There is also a Model A and Model T fireman and foreman trucks.