The SJV roster and the rolling stock

The steam locomotives

 

4-4-0 Generals nos 1 to 8

 

The first locomotives bought by the San Juan Valley RR were the Brooks 4-4-0s of 1887 when the system opened.

 

With a sufficiant hauling power at that time, they worked passenger as well as freight trains.

 

They were withdrawn in 1933.

 

After full restoration, No 1 now works the SJV tourist train.

2-8-2 Alco heavy Mikados nos 9 to 18

 

In 1932, the SJV bought a batch of ten more modern locomotives.

 

They ran until 1955. No 9 is the last example still in operation on the layout.

 

It is now kept in reserve should a diesel loco fail.

 

The diesel locomotives

 

 

RS1 Alco  nos 1, 2, 4 and 5

 

The first diesel locomotives acquired by the SJV were Alco RS1 from June 1953 to February of 1954. There is four RS1s.

 

These locomotives supplanted steam when they arrived.

 

They are used to haul freight trains.

 

RS11 Alco  no 3

 

Around 1959, the SJVRR bought a RS11 from Alco to increase the locomotive fleet.

 

This locomotive is equipped with a generator to haul passenger trains.

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The cabooses

 

 

Nos 2 and 3

 

These cabooses were built by Haskell & Barker in 1913 for the Rio Grande railway. In 1953, the SJV bought them. They are repainted Micro-Trains models.

To be continued…

The freight cars

Gondola no 2814

 

This 42’-0’’ gondola was built in 1941 for the SJV. The model is a redecorated Bachmann body mounted on Kato bogies.

Gondola no 2803

 

This gondola was built in 1933 for the SJV. The model is a redecorated Rivarossi body mounted on Micro-Trains bogies.

The coaches

 

The SJV bought from the Pennsylvania company a batch of twelve heavyweight coaches which date from the twenties. After a modernization, these coaches are running on the SJV on the San Antonio district. These coaches are decorated Bachmann Plus models, with Micro-Trains couplers.