The Hutchinson & Northern (H&N) #1 is a historic steeplecab electric locomotive currently preserved at the Southern California Railway Museum (formerly known as the Orange Empire Railway Museum) in Perris, California. It was built in 1921 by the General Electric Company (GE) at their Erie, Pennsylvania, works. The locomotive originally operated in Kansas for the Hutchinson & Northern Railway, a short switching line primarily serving salt mines. It remained in service until its initial retirement in 1970. The locomotive was donated to the museum in 1972 and has been part of the collection for over 50 years. It's nickname is "The Electric Pumpkin" for obvious reasons. |