FOR SALE

Cagney 1903 World's Fair 4-4-0 Steam Locomotive or Amusement Park Size Operating Steam Locomotive

One (1) Cagney 4-4-0 operating Steam Locomotive built in 1903. This is one of twenty that The Miniature Railway Company (Cagney) built for the 1903-1904 St. Louis World's Fair. It was operated during the World's Fair as a part of the miniature transportation system used at the Fair. We are certain that this engine was made for the World's Fair as Cagney only put a builder's date on engines that were to operate at the St. Louis World's Fair.

Upon the close of the World's Fair, the engine was stored. After some years it was apperently purchased by an amusement park in Oklahoma. It was re-builtin 1948-1949 and operated at the amusement park for several years. It then fell into disuse and was stored. In 1992, it was acquired by a private individual who once again set about rebuilding the locomotive to operable condition.

A description of the engine:

The engine comes with all electric welded, x-rayed, code boiler. The boiler has been brought up to Oklahoma's extremely strict boiler code. Before the engine was ever operated it was inspected by the Oklahoma Commrcial Boiler Inspector, and inspected every subsequent year since. The engine has 21 inch flues. It has an operating pressure of 150 psi. It's maximum allowable pressure is 160 psi. The boiler has been hydrotested to 200 psi. The pop valves are set to lift at 150 psi. The engine is equipped with two mudring blowdown valves and a fuseable plug in the top of the arch of the firebox.

The engine is coal fired. It has arch bar grates that are shakable from the cab. All the valves and piping on the boiler are new. The engine also has a new steam gauge and syphon. It has a new temperature guage, new water glass and check valves, and two new 3/8" Penberthy self lifting steam injectors with double check valves. It has a cab operated blower with the ability to hook it up to "shop air" while readying the engine for operation. It takes approximately 45 minutes to bring the engine to operating steam pressure. It also has had an outside water filler valve built into the boiler.

The boiler has one inch of ceramic insulation (similar to the protection on the Space Shuttles). A new metal wrapper has been installed over the insulation on the boiler. The smoke box has an acid resistant, stainless, non-insulated wrapper.

The smokebox area has been extensively rebuilt. It now has a semi-super heater and grating has been installed to catch the larger cinders. This engine is well known here as a "cinder spitter".

The engine was originally built to operate on 15" gauge track. It has been regauged to operate on 16" gauge track. The axles and frame were widened by Shop Services of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. The driver axles have ball bearings and coil springs. The brass on the pilot truck axles has been replaced. The side rods were also rebrassed. The drivers have had the tires replaced and are in excellent shape. The engine is equipped with Baker Valve gear and a drifting valve, steam operated cylinder cocks, and manual reverse gear. The cylinders are 2 13/16" by 5". A Mangell 4 speed operating lubricator with dividing block has also been installed.

The engine is equipped with a custom made brass bell, custom made 3 chime whistle, and a battery operated sealed beam headlight. The cab also has two battery operated lights. A Battery is included in the locomotive cab. The engine also has operating sanders. The domes are all original. The engine what is equivalent to "engine brakes" and has had steam operated Ventui Vacuum Brakes added for "train brakes" as on standard amusement park trains.

The bar type pilot was rebuilt. The owner used the original bars, but had to fabricate the deck plate. At that time, a hidden pocket was installed that will accept either a standard miniature railroad coupler or a pin coupler.

All controls for operating the engine may be found in the cab. The throttle, manual reverse, sight glass, and injectors may be found there. The cab was custom fabricated out of plate steel.

The tender tank is origianl. It has been resealed and a drop in coal bucket was installed for ease in "coaling up" the tender. A new frame was fabricated to accomodate the 16" gauge trucks. It has a wooden deck. The tender trucks are fully sprung and equalized Arch Bar trucks. The wheels are 4140 steel. The axles are chrom molly with 3/4" caged beedle bearings which can be greased from the outside journals. Each axle has a break band which effectively gives the locomotive "engine brakes." The rear of the tender has a miniature train coupler and a pin type fittong for link and pin type couplers. It has been painted and lettered for the Rock Island Railroad.

The engine also comes with several "extra" parts. First, a flue cleaner is included. Other thing provided with the sale, but not photographed include: two extra safety valves, the original tender trucks, the original tender frame, and four Cagney passenger car coach trucks.

The engine weighs approximatley 3000 pounds. It was rebuilt in 1993 and operated for only three to four years. It has since been placed in dry storage and remains in excellent shape. This writer can attest to the operating qualities of the engine as he has had the privaledge of "handling the throttle". The engine regularly pulled four fully loaded amusement park passenger cars up a 2% grade. It has been to shoot fire out of the stack when really working. The engine steams easily, has good tractive effort, and is fairly simple to learn how to operate.

The engine would make a fine addition to any amuesement park size railroad that wants a REAL steam locomotive to operate. This engine is being offered through Whistle Stop Trains. Please contact us for further information and price. Serious inquiries only please.