CLASS J MIKADO

Class J consisted of twenty-five J-1 2-8-2's built by Schenectady in 1916 and eight heavier, more powerful J-2 engines constructed by the same builder the same year mainly for pushing service. Three of the J-2 class were originally assigned Central New England numbers.

CLASS J-1

A J-1 as delivered with a large oil headlight

3011 at Cedar Hill June 25,1936

The engineer's side of 3011 at Cedar Hill in 1939.

3000 at Southampton Street, Boston by Henry P. Stearns

3005 at Southampton Street Boston June 8,1950. Late in life most J-1's received smaller tenders from I-4's.

3004 at Hyannis August 12, 1937.

3023 at Norwood April 1951 with a small tender.

J-1 3006 at Plymouth Cordage Co., North Plymouth, MA near the Cordage station.

3009 at Framingham January 3, 1949 with an I-4 tender..

3012 at Cedar Hill with a tender from an I-4.

3020 with a work train clearing the collision of two freight trains.

Photo by Charles A Schrade at Westport, CT September 28, 1935.

3022 received a switching tender.

3018

3018 with an R-1 4-8-2

J-1 clearing snow with a flanger.

CLASS J-2

3102 at Sandy Hook when new with its oil headlight open for servicing.

J-2 3100 at Port Morris in New York City. J-2's were used to push trains over the Hell Gate Bridge.

3104 at Cedar Hill March 27, 1938.

3104 after a shopping at Readville. Southampton St. Enginehouse, Boston

3105 being used to push cars over the hump.

3102's long tender has been replaced with a short tender from another engine, possibly an I-4. Carl Weber Collection

3106 at Springfield June 18,1941.

3105

3101 at East Hartford in April 1934.

3107 with a road type pilot instead of switching steps.

J-2 3100 at switching at Cedar Hill.

The J-2's were not suited for road work on the New Haven and were generally seen pushing or switching, particularly hump yards.