Cia. Agricola de Guatemala No. 2 (55/1)/Hesston and Galena Creek No. 2 is a 2-6-0 Mogul built by Porter in 1911.
Working Life[]
No. 2 worked for the United Fruit Company under Compania Agricola de Guatemala (not yet applied to the tenders) as their No. 55. At some point between 1930 and around 1950, it had a minor tender rebuild to store more oil, and was repainted in all black with white lining, Companhia Agricola on the side of the tender, and renumbered to No. 1.
Preservation[]
After being sent back to America as it had been bought by Elliott Donnelley, and after being stored somewhere for a few years and rebuilt by Presumably the Black Hills Central Railroad, 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.
- Three sisters, No. 39, No. 3, and No. 17 are preserved, the 39 at The South Park City Museum in Fairplay, CO, the 3 at the Otaru City Museum, Hokkaido, Japan, and 17 also at the Hesston Steam Museum
- 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.
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