And here it is now, as Staten Island Rapid Transit 18. The prototype was one of three built by Baldwin in 1892. The model was extensively rebuilt and re-detailed. It was re-powered with a Swiss instrument motor that is completely hidden inside the boiler casing in the cab. Paint, striping and lettering follow B&O practice post 1885, when B&O standardized locomotive classes and numbers system wide, along with their paint, striping and lettering. SIRT was the B&O New York Terminal subsidiary for freight service from 1890 to 1980. SIRT also operated three sub-divisions for passenger service, coining the term 'rapid transit' in 1883. SIRT 18 was sold in 1906 to a lumber mill in Alabama, when SIRT had to convert to burning anthracite coal to meet new metro NY area anti-smoke regulations. SIRT was mainly a Cook/ALCO buyer with 30 of their Forneys, The three odd Baldwins were sold, rather than rebuild them with Wootten patent fireboxes for burning hard coal.
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