East Tennessee and Western North Carolina 12

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-0
Loco weight	98,800 lb (44,800 kg)
Total weight	60,000 lb (27,000 kg)
Fuel type	Coal
Water cap.	3,000 US gal (11,000 L; 2,500 imp gal)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	16 in × 22 in (406 mm × 559 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number	45069
Model	10-26-D
Build date	February 1917

East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad 12
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad 12
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number	45069
Model	10-26-D
Build date	February 1917
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-0
Loco weight	98,800 lb (44,800 kg)
Total weight	60,000 lb (27,000 kg)
Fuel type	Coal
Water cap.	3,000 US gal (11,000 L; 2,500 imp gal)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	16 in × 22 in (406 mm × 559 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Operators
Career
Operators	East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad; Shenandoah Central; Tweetsie Railroad;
Class	10-26-D
Numbers	ET&WNC 12; TR 12;
Nicknames	Tweetsie
Retired	1950 (1st retirement); 1954 (2nd retirement)
Restored	1953 (1st restoration); July 4, 1957 (2nd restoration)
Current owner	Tweetsie Railroad
Disposition	Undergoing major overhaul
	East Tennessee and Western North Carolina 12
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Tweetsie RR theme park, jct. of Tweetsie RR Rd. and US 321, near Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°10′14″N 81°38′51″W / 36.17056°N 81.64750°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	February 1917
Built by	Baldwin Locomotive Works
NRHP reference No.	92000147
Added to NRHP	March 12, 1992

East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad No. 12, also known as Tweetsie Railroad No. 12, is a narrow-gauge 10-26-D class 4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler" type steam locomotive located near Blowing Rock, North Carolina.

History

No. 12 was built in February 1917 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad.^[2] After retirement in 1940, the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad ceased operations in 1950 and No. 12 is the only one of the railroad's narrow-gauge engines still in existence. It was sold to the Shenandoah Central in 1952 where it was restored in 1953 and continued to operate in service until its second retirement in 1954.^[2]

No. 12 was put up for sale again and was later sold to the Tweetsie Railroad theme park in 1957, where it received a full restoration and began pulling excursion trains around the park on July 4, 1957.^[2] Today, No. 12 continues to operate at the Tweetsie Railroad along with former White Pass and Yukon Route 2-8-2 No. 190.^[2]

The locomotive became listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Laura A.W. Phillips (October 1991). "East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad Locomotive No. 12" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpinv-2] Laura A.W. Phillips (October 1991). "East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad Locomotive No. 12" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.

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