E.J. Lavino and Company No. 3 is an inoperable 0-6-0 ST steam locomotive preserved at Steamtown National Historic Site .[ 1] It was built by the American Locomotive Company in 1927 as Poland Springs Railroad No. 2.[ 1] No record exists that the locomotive was ever delivered to Poland Springs. In any case, it is known to have been sold to the E.J. Lavino Steel Company of Sheridan , Pennsylvania sometime by 1949. In 1966, the locomotive was donated to F. Nelson Blount and Steamtown, U.S.A. in Bellows Falls, Vermont in 1966.[ 1] A sister 0-6-0 ST , E.J. Lavino and Company 10, is at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum .[ 1]
E. J. Lavino and Company 3 No. 3 on static display at Steamtown National Historic Site, on April 6, 2024
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 0-6-0 ST • UIC C n2t Gauge 4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm )Driver dia.44 in (1.118 m) Wheelbase 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) Loco weight 107,000 lb (48.5 tonnes) Fuel type Sub-bituminous coal Fuel capacity 2,000 lb (907 kg) Water cap. 1,500 US gal (5,700 L; 1,200 imp gal) Firebox: • Grate area 18.2 sq ft (1.69 m2 ) Boiler pressure 180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm) Valve gear Stephenson Valve type Slide valves