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Viewing Album:  J&L narrow gage steam railroad - Youngstown Steel Heritage Museum
 
By:Bob Krug
Dates:4/2/2022 - 4/2/2022
Album Info:The Jones & Laughlin narrow gage railroad located at Youngstown Steel Heritage Museum in Youngstown, OH is the brainchild of Rick Rowlands. J&L Steel number 58, a Porter 0-4-0T narrow gage steam locomotive has been restored to operational status and runs on 23“ gage heavy rail installed on the property. Rowlands‘ vision is to extend the track into a loop for continuous running. Youngstown Steel Heritage has also acquired sister locomotives 57 and 60 which are on the property plus a fourth surviving member of the J&L roster, 62 has also been acquired and awaits transport to Youngstown Steel Heritage. These Porter steam locomotives were all used as plant switch engines at Jones & Laughlin Steel in Pittsburgh. They were designed to shove and haul extremely heavy loads so they are heavily ballasted with steel plates. Rowlands describes them as Rolling Ingots. Each 23 inch gage locomotive weighs around 100 tons and all that weight bears on the four drive wheels giving a tractive effort of 16,000 lbs. An amazing and visionary heritage rail preservation!
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JL STEEL 58 front view
Title:  JL STEEL 58 front view
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/2/2022  Upload Date: 4/5/2022 2:09:58 PM
Location:  Youngstown, OH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  JL STEEL(0-4-0T)
Views:  82   Comments: 1
JL STEEL 58, viewed at wide angle from within the confines of the storage shed where it's kept
Title:  JL STEEL 58, viewed at wide angle from within the confines of the storage shed where it's kept
Description:  This is the former Jones & Laughlin steel plant switcher that's been restored to operation.
Photo Date:  4/2/2022  Upload Date: 4/5/2022 2:08:20 PM
Location:  Youngstown, OH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  JL STEEL(0-4-0T)
Views:  82   Comments: 1
Standard gage steel Ladle Car on the property
Title:  Standard gage steel Ladle Car on the property
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/2/2022  Upload Date: 4/5/2022 2:19:56 PM
Location:  Youngstown, OH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  37   Comments: 0
JL STEEL number 58 rear side view
Title:  JL STEEL number 58 rear side view
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/2/2022  Upload Date: 4/5/2022 2:16:57 PM
Location:  Youngstown, OH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  JL STEEL(0-4-0T)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
Newly-acquired J&L Steel steam locomotive 57
Title:  Newly-acquired J&L Steel steam locomotive 57
Description:  Expected to be the second steam locomotive to be restored to operation at Youngstown Steel Heritage Museum. Look at that block of steel sitting between the axles. it's there for ballast and it precludes any sort of inside valve gear, so Porter elected to equip this class of steamer with Walschaert valve gear.
Photo Date:  4/2/2022  Upload Date: 4/5/2022 2:11:27 PM
Location:  Youngstown, OH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  65   Comments: 1
J&L Steel steam locomotives 60 (right) and 57 (left)
Title:  J&L Steel steam locomotives 60 (right) and 57 (left)
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/2/2022  Upload Date: 4/5/2022 2:15:13 PM
Location:  Youngstown, OH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  54   Comments: 0
Newly-acquired J&L Steel steam locomotive 57
Title:  Newly-acquired J&L Steel steam locomotive 57
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/2/2022  Upload Date: 4/5/2022 2:12:08 PM
Location:  Youngstown, OH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  58   Comments: 1
Brookville Locomotive Works critter on the property for shunting moves
Title:  Brookville Locomotive Works critter on the property for shunting moves
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/2/2022  Upload Date: 4/5/2022 2:18:36 PM
Location:  Youngstown, OH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  50   Comments: 0
BoxPok Steel drive wheel castings destined for use on the PRR T-1 locomotive being assembled from the ground up - PRR 5550
Title:  BoxPok Steel drive wheel castings destined for use on the PRR T-1 locomotive being assembled from the ground up - PRR 5550
Description:  Rick Rowlands (right of photo) is currently storing the castings for the PRR T1 Historic Trust
Photo Date:  4/2/2022  Upload Date: 4/5/2022 2:23:33 PM
Location:  Youngstown, OH
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Steam
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Views:  63   Comments: 0

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