Alcomotive
Grandson of an ALCO bldr
I took these photos on July 22, 2017 of the static display of the Lake Champlain & Moriah Railroad locomotive, ore car and caboose.
This is located in Port Henry NY on the west side of Lake Champlain.
The railroad and Lake Champlain barge routes were established to transport goods to market. Until the great open pit mines of the west were developed, Moriah was a capital of the iron industry. In its early history, a mill was first built in Port Henry in 1766 with the first permanent settlement in 1785.
The Locomotive is a RS-18 DL-718 built by the Montreal Locomotive Works, a Canadian subsidiary of the American Locomotive Company from 1904-1964.
Note: The depot is still active today and is used by Amtrak daily. On normal schedule Amtrak runs north and south 2xs a day from Montreal to NYC.
This is located in Port Henry NY on the west side of Lake Champlain.
The railroad and Lake Champlain barge routes were established to transport goods to market. Until the great open pit mines of the west were developed, Moriah was a capital of the iron industry. In its early history, a mill was first built in Port Henry in 1766 with the first permanent settlement in 1785.
The Locomotive is a RS-18 DL-718 built by the Montreal Locomotive Works, a Canadian subsidiary of the American Locomotive Company from 1904-1964.
Note: The depot is still active today and is used by Amtrak daily. On normal schedule Amtrak runs north and south 2xs a day from Montreal to NYC.
