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Owner: Central Rail Road of New Jersey
Model:BLW 4-6-0Built As:CNJ 774 (4-6-0)
Serial Number:41043Order No:
Frame Number:23X28 cylinders, 69" driversBuilt:12/1913
Notes:L-7as Class, camelback, sfs 03/56
Other locos with this serial:  CNJ 774(4-6-0)
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CNJ 4-6-0C #774 - Central RR of New Jersey
Title:  CNJ 4-6-0C #774 - Central RR of New Jersey
Description:  Even in the 1950's, this 1913 Baldwin built camelback was of interest to railfans as seen in this fan trip. Specifics - class L7as camelback, 69" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 23x28" cylinders, engine weight of 225,600 lb, tractive effort of 40,143 lb. No photographer listed nor the location of this photo but with Joe Melton's help (see comment below), it has been identified as Winslow Junction, NJ.
Photo Date:  7/11/1954  Upload Date: 1/4/2016 6:20:49 AM
Location:  Winslow Junction, NJ
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  CNJ 774(4-6-0)
Views:  780   Comments: 2
Fan Trip with CNJ 4-6-0C #774
Title:  Fan Trip with CNJ 4-6-0C #774
Description:  Here is Anthony H. Perles original photo of the 1913 Baldwin built 4-6-0 camelback #774 at the head of one of its last fan trips before it was retired a year later. This loco was used in commuter service most of its life and eventually scrapped in 1956.
Photo Date:  7/11/1954  Upload Date: 2/2/2018 9:35:33 AM
Location:  Freehold, NY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  CNJ 774(4-6-0)
Views:  792   Comments: 0
CNJ 4-6-0C #774 - Central RR of New Jersey
Title:  CNJ 4-6-0C #774 - Central RR of New Jersey
Description:  Another view of this 1913 Baldwin built 4-6-0 ten wheel camelback heading up a fan trip, probably its working days numbered at this point. Specifics - class L7as camelback, 69" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 23x28" cylinders, engine weight of 225,600 lb, tractive effort of 40,143 lb. No photogrpaher listed nor the location of this photo.
Photo Date:  7/11/1954  Upload Date: 1/4/2016 6:20:54 AM
Location:  unknown, NJ
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  CNJ 774(4-6-0)
Views:  353   Comments: 0
CNJ 4-6-0C #774 - Central RR of New Jersey
Title:  CNJ 4-6-0C #774 - Central RR of New Jersey
Description:  Built by Baldwin in 1913, this 4-6-0 camelback appears to be the central power of a railfan trip. No date or location were given for the photo but with the help of Randy Kotuby (see comment below), the date & location have been identified. Locomotive specifics - L-7as, 69" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 23x28" cylinders, engine weight of 225,600 lb, tractive effort of 38,318 lb.
Photo Date:  7/11/1954  Upload Date: 6/9/2015 5:12:33 PM
Location:  Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  CNJ 774(4-6-0)
Views:  1553   Comments: 5
CNJ 774
Title:  CNJ 774
Description:  CNJ 774 leading the railfan trip.
Photo Date:  7/11/1954  Upload Date: 9/2/2013 7:00:37 PM
Location:  Elizabethport, NJ
Author:  Unknown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CNJ 774(4-6-0)
Views:  923   Comments: 2
CNJ 4-6-0C #774 - Central RR of New Jersey
Title:  CNJ 4-6-0C #774 - Central RR of New Jersey
Description:  Built by Baldwin in 1913 for the Central RR of New Jersey, this 4-6-0 camelback served as power for commuter trains. Specs - serial #41043, class L7as, 69" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 23x28" cylinders, engine weight of 225,600 lb, tractive effort of 36,493 lb. Neil Norkaitis photo
Photo Date:  4/2/1955  Upload Date: 9/28/2020 9:14:01 AM
Location:  Red Bank, NJ
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  CNJ 774(4-6-0)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
Final Run of CNJ Camelback #774
Title:  Final Run of CNJ Camelback #774
Description:  Steam operations ended on CNJ in 1954 but CNJ 774 was called on to perform two "last mainline trips" in July 11-12, 1955 before being scrapped in 1956. Note on the back states "CRRNJ 774 backs to its last run from Communipaw Terminal (to Jim Thorpe & return." Baldwin, 1913, Anthony H. Perles photo
Photo Date:  9/23/1955  Upload Date: 2/2/2018 9:35:45 AM
Location:  Communipaw, NJ
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  CNJ 774(4-6-0)
Views:  771   Comments: 0
Last Arrival of CNJ Camelback at Jim Thorpe
Title:  Last Arrival of CNJ Camelback at Jim Thorpe
Description:  The arrival of the last steam run by CNJ camelback #774 at Jim Thorpe, NJ, station was caught by Anthony H Perles in this original photo. Later, the loco was scrapped in 1956. Baldwin, 1913, Anthony H. Perles photo
Photo Date:  9/23/1955  Upload Date: 2/2/2018 9:36:15 AM
Location:  Jim Thorpe, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  CNJ 774(4-6-0)
Views:  968   Comments: 0
Central Railroad of New Jersey 774
Title:  Central Railroad of New Jersey 774
Description:  1954 Fantrip.
Photo Date:  11/10/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2013 9:40:11 PM
Location:  Jim Thorpe, PA
Author:  Daniel Barnett
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CNJ 774(4-6-0)
Views:  873   Comments: 0


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