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Ohio and North Western Crew At Batavia Junction
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Posted to History of the Peavine Railroad Facebook Group By Chad Fannin, March 31 , 2020. Description from post.
Photo of Ohio & North Western Railroads narrow gauge locomotive No.6 taken in 1887 at Batavia Junction yard, now called Clare. Standing left to right is Sam Sawyer fireman, Dick Bateman brakeman and 2 unknowns. The crew is switching between Newtown and Idlewild. The building in the background is the old Stites & Company’s iron bucket factory located where the old railroad YMCA stood at in Clare. The locomotive was a 3’ gauge 2-6-0 built by Brooks Locomotive Company of Dunkirk NY. Order #679, it was finished November 12, 1881 and originally named the “Pat Naughton” who was the first person to be master mechanic for the Cincinnati & Eastern. Given the number 6 by the time the O&NW took over operations it served until 1887 when the gauge was made standard. It then went to the former New Richmond branch of the C&E that had been sold separately and renamed the Cincinnati New Richmond & Ohio River Railroad.
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Location:
Clare Yard
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Date: 1/1/1887
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Source:
Chad Fannin Personal Collection
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Photo or Original Source Credit:
Ed Fannin Personal Collection
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Photo ID: 2135
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Photo Link:
Click Here To See Original
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