Cia. Agricola de Guatemala No. 2 (55)/Hesston and Galena Creek No. 2 is a 2-6-0 Mogul built by Porter in 1911. It worked for the United Fruit Company under Compania Agricola de Guatemala as their No. 55. After being sent back to America due to being bought by Elliott Donnelley, the Locomotive was used at the Hesston Steam Museum between 1969 and 1985 under the Flying Dutchman Railroad. In 1985, No. 2. was caught in the Engine House Fire, and required a major overhaul. No. 2 was originally planned to by running by 2008, then 2010, but a new boiler was needed. October 1st, 2018 marked the first steam test of No. 2. In 2019 No. 2 was put into service after the full restoration was done. Since then, the locomotive has became the museums main locomotive for most on days.
Trivia[]
- The locomotive doesn't have a dome cover for its center dome.
- Two sisters, No. 39 and No. 3 are preserved, the 39 at The South Park City Museum in Fairplay, CO, and the 3 at the Otaru City Museum, Hokkaido, Japan.
- Owned by Elliott Donnelly before going to the museum
- In 2019 it double-headed with Shay No. 7, and this was the museums first 3ft gauge double-header in over 35 years due to No. 2 being out of service.
There isn't much documentation of info on No. 2 or the Compania Agricola de Guatemala Railroad.