The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-01-19
OLD LOCOMOTIVE HISTORY
Charles J. McNfasier Writes Inter
esungiy For Railroad Mems
Magazine,

Inc ioiioWlng, winch we clip fro.
the Railroad Mems Magazine. via
prove very interesting 10 many Ban
ner readers. Charles j McMastel
father OF George McMaster. both foi
merly OF Bennington. is now locate,
al Malone, n, r., where he is tn,
master mechanic OF the ogdensburl
division of the Rutland railroad. II
was one OF the best known engiuee
In the '70's and early SOS on tn.
old Lebanon Springs railroad, ant
later on the old Bennington ant
Rutland road. The letter In ques
tion Is as follows:
we acknowledge with mucl
pleasure letter from Mr.. G. J. Nj
Master, Malone, N. Y, which bring
TO our notice some Intimate inform,
tion regarding the locomotive tha
made the remarkable run with IN
Jarrett d Palmer Special. In 1S7l
from Ogden. Utah. TO Oakland, Cali
fornia, as described In our Marcl
number. The distance between the
two cities is SIC miles, aud the eL
gine that made the run was tn,
Black Fox.
we are always glad to recely
iuch letters as Mr.. Masters, ant
We take pleasure In publishing
IN full;
Editor. The Railroad Mems Maga
zine:
In your Issue OF March, 1910. Il
he article about the Jarrett 4 Pal
mer special, | note you give th
names OF several railroad official
connected with this train, hut a
not give the names OF the engineer
and firemen, or other railroadme
hat did the work and brough
lbout such satisfactory results. J
I'm not kicking, but Ii would be
pleasure to many OF your reader
o have such information.
Il was In the employ OF the Lonl
Island Railroad az locomotive Q.
glneer In June, 1863, and Olive
Charlick was the president. He oo
,asionally took ride with me OF
he engine. and, as he was quit
well acquainted with me. he woul,
)ften converse with me at Hunter
Point Station while we were waitint
,or the boats to come from Ne,
FORK for our connection.
AT this time, | was running tho
engine A. ]. vanderpool on tn
jreenport express. This was fint
schenectady or Mcqueen locomotive
md Mr.. Charllck seemed to TAX.
great pride In her.
"Mr. Charlick told me that MI
Huntington had an order with tht
schenectady Locomotive Works 70
.ifty locomotives and he was tryint
% get two out of this particular oil
ier.as they could not build those hi
lad ordered early enough for his re
luirements. He had been made pres
dent OF the Lebanon Springs ant
bennington and Rutland Railroad
which was an extension 70 the Ney
York and Harlem Railroad from
chatham, New York to Rutland, Yer
mont.
incidentally, he asked II ] waf
much acquainted with that locality
| informed him that | had been EN-
ployed on the NewYork and Harlem
Railroad Tor several years, as lire
man and engineer, and that | was at
home at Chatham.
"He then instructd c. A. Thomp.
son. NJ. NJ. Of the Long Island Rail
road TO send three old locomotive
TO the Lebanon Springs road. Mr.
Thompson sent the Pacific (which
was later named the Manchester
the James Sedgley (which was late
named the Lebanon and the George
r. Carman.
Il was sent with the Carman, sci
her up. and turned heroyer to the
L. s. and D. aud R. r. r. He thar
got two locomotives out OF Mr.. Hun,
ington (orders No. 150 and 1919
named Mountain Boy and Mountain
Girl. Now, the engine that made tho
run from Ogden TO San Francisco
pulling the Jarrett Il Palmer Spec
lai, SIS miles without change, waf
No. i4s, named Black Fox. and was
a sister engine 10 the Mountain Boz