China Railways SY

The China Railways SY was one of the main industrial locomotives used by China Railways. They were built mostly by Tangshan Railway Vehicle. It the last major class of steam locomotives to be produced anywhere in the world with the first being built in 1960 and the last being built in 1999. They are among the few steam locomotives still found in active service in the 21st Century, mostly working in coal and steel industries, but they can also be found heading commuter trains from time to time.
Three were shipped to American for operation, but only two made it to the US. The two surviving US SY locomotives are New York, Susquehanna & Western No. 142 and Connecticut Valley Railroad No. 3025. No. 142 was originally used on the Valley Railroad in 1990 & 1991 as number 1647, while Susquehanna Railroad purchased an identical locomotive from TangShan in 1991. However, the ship carrying this third locomotive sank in the Bay of Bengal. Therefore, in 1992 the Susquehanna bought the 1647 from the Valley, and renumbered it 142. Today, 142 is owned by the New York, Susquehanna, & Western Technical Historical Society and operated on excursions out of Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
The Valley Railroad would later purchased another SY class at an auction consisting of equipment used by the now-defunct Knox & Kane Railroad. The Knox & Kane used this locomotive as their number 58, and ran it between 1989 and 2006. While in storage, the locomotive was severely damaged on during a morning arson attack March 16, 2008, which saw the destruction of its cab and major damage to the boiler. After the Valley Railroad purchased the locomotive, it was completely rebuilt to resemble a New Haven J-1 and renumbered to 3025. Since the first run in 2011, it has become one of the railroad's regular road engines.
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File:Sy Class.jpg|An Sy Class
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