New York & New Orange No. 1
New York & New Orange No. 1
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NY&NO No. 1 - "New Orange" - at Roselle, NJ, in July 1899. CNJ Engineer Duane Kimball is seen in the gangway. (McCoy Collection, courtesy of Donald A. Maxton)
NY&NO No. 1 - "New Orange" - at Roselle, NJ, in July 1899. CNJ Engineer Duane Kimball is seen in the gangway. (Thomas T. Taber III Collection)
No. 1 on August 1, 1899, the first day of passenger service to New Orange. (Rutgers University)
Type: 4-4-0 American
Builder: Unknown
Built: Unknown
Construction No.: Unknown
Previous Owner(s): Northern Central Railroad No. 322 (?)
Acquired From: Unknown
Acquired Date: July 1899
Purchase Price: Unknown
Disposition: Scrapped, 1902.
Notes: Named "New Orange." Northern Central Railroad was already under the control of the Pennsylvania Railroad by the time that No. 1 came into the possession of the NY&NO in July 1899. No Northern Central or PRR roster documents indicate a locomotive "322" that fits NY&NO No. 1's description. Photographs of No. 1 at Roselle show it wearing the number "322" on its headlight and number plate on its smokebox door.
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