CLASS A 4-4-0 TYPE
A-1 CLASS
20 built by Schenectady in 1896 401-420 (1265-1284)
15 built by Rhode Island in 1903 862-876 (1250-1264)
407 was built by Schenectady in 1896. Photographed at the New Haven coaling bridge.
1259 was built by the Rhode Island Locomotive Works in 1903. South Station Boston.
The fireman's side of A-1 1259 ex 871 Rhode Island 1903. Shown at Taunton in 1913.
A-1-a 1281 ex 417 Schenectady 1896. Shown with Southern valve gear on a fan trip.
Boston Army Supply Base, Dry Dock Ave. August 8,1937.
A-1 1256 ex 868 Rhode Island 1903. Shown at Dover St. Boston July 23, 1930
A-1-a 1268 ex 404 Schenectady 1896. Shown at Dover St. Boston July 23, 1930 with "economy" piston valves.
Some A-1's received new Cylinder blocks. 1272 is at South Station on July 28, 1930 during the removal of the
train shed at South Station. The banner reads "Steel Bridges and Buildings - The Boston Bridge Works".
A-1 1258 was later rebuilt with a superheater, piston valves, new cylinders, and Southern valve gear and classified A-1-a.
South Station Boston.
A-1-a near Mt. Hope, Boston in August 1937.
1264 with a Providence to Boston local at Clarendon Hills in 1928 by H. W. Pontin.
1274 at Merwinsville, CT.
A-1-a 1275 displayed for fans. H.W.Pontin photo.
A-1-a 1267 at South Station with a Railroad Enthusiasts special to the Readville shops with new streamlined coaches.
May 24, 1936. Photo by H. W. Pontin.
Unidentified A-1 4-4-0
A-2 CLASS - 16 built by the Rhode Island Locomotive Works in 1893 as 240-255 renumbered 1230-1255. All used Anthracite coal. 254 and 255 had compound cylinders but were soon simpled. All were rebuilt with drivers reduced from 78" to 69" and cylinder bore reduced from 20" to 18" and reclassified C-15-a 1566-1574.
A-2 244 at the New Haven Station
A-2 254 with compound cylinders
A-3 CLASS
5 built by Schenectady in 1900 as 536-540 (1210-1214)
10 built by Rhode Island in 1902 as 541-550 (1200-1209)
A-3 547 built by Rhode Island 1902, renumbered 1206. Photographed on the Woonasquatucket bridge at the Rhode Island Locomotive Company works in Providence.
A-3 1211 ex 537 Schenectady 1900. At New Haven June 1912.
A-3 1209 was built by Rhode Island in 1902
A-3-a 1210 ex 536 Schenectady 1900. At Framingham July 1938 with new cylinders and Southern valve gear.
A-3-a 1200 had Walschaert valve gear. Boston 1922.
A-3-a 1214 ex 540 Schenectady 1900. At Dover St. Boston July 23, 1930 with "economy" piston valves.
A-3-a 1205 was built by Rhode Island in 1902. Dover Street, Boston, July 28, 1930.
A-3-a 1207 retains an older electric headlight at South Station May 1924.
A-3-a 1200 ex 541 Rhode Island 1902. At Clarendon Hills near Boston, 1929 with Walschaert valve gear.
A-3 1214 at Hartford September 14, 1917.