| Lake Superior and Ishpeming 18 |
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No. 18 hauling a freight for a photo charter on the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad on August 23, 2011 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 2-8-0 |
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| • UIC | 1'D'h |
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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| Driver dia. | - New: 48 in (1,200 mm)
- Now: 55 in (1,400 mm)
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| Adhesive weight | 168,000 lb (76,000 kg) |
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| Loco weight | 189,360 lb (85,890 kg) |
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| Tender weight | 125,700 lb (57,000 kg) |
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| Total weight | 315,060 lb (142,910 kg) |
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| Fuel type | |
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| Fuel capacity |
- Coal: 10.8 t (10.6 long tons; 11.9 short tons)
- Oil: 1,900 US gal (7,200 L; 1,600 imp gal)
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| Water cap. | 8,700 US gal (33,000 L; 7,200 imp gal) |
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| Boiler pressure | 200 psi (1,400 kPa) |
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| Cylinders | Two, outside |
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| Cylinder size | - New: 20 in × 28 in (510 mm × 710 mm)
- Now: 22 in × 28 in (560 mm × 710 mm)
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| Valve gear | |
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| Career |
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| Operators | |
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| Class | |
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| Numbers | - LS&I 11
- LS&I 18
- GCRY 18
- MHRR 18
- SLRG 18
- RSGR 18
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| Retired |
- September 1962 (revenue service)
- September 2002 (1st excursion service)
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| Restored |
- September 17, 1989 (1st excursion service)
- July 12, 2007 (2nd excursion service)
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| Current owner | - The Maguire Family Foundation
- Colebrookdale Railroad (leased operator)
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| Disposition | Undergoing 1,472-day inspection and overhaul |
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| References: |
Lake Superior and Ishpeming 18 is an SC-4 class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive, built by the American Locomotive Company's (ALCO) Pittsburg Works in January 1910 for the Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad (LS&I) in Upper Michigan. Originally numbered as No. 11, the locomotive was renumbered to No. 18 in 1924, and it served the railroad until it discontinued steam operations in 1962. No. 18 was subsequently sold to the Marquette and Huron Mountain tourist railroad, where it was put into storage alongside other steam locomotives.
In 1985, No. 18 was sold to the Lake States Steam Association, who made attempts to restore the locomotive to operating condition. In 1989, No. 18 was sold again to the Grand Canyon Railway (GCR). Restoration work on the locomotive was subsequently completed, and No. 18 pulled the railway’s passenger trains between Williams, Arizona and the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, until 2002.
In 2007, the locomotive was acquired by businessman Brian Fleming, who in turn sold it to the San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad (SLRG) in Colorado. Between 2008 and 2013, No. 18 pulled the SLRG’s tourist trains, but after the railroad filed for bankruptcy, No. 18 was put under receivership. In 2021, the locomotive was purchased by the Maguire Foundation, who reached an agreement with the Colebrookdale Railroad (EBGX) to eventually operate the locomotive on their line in Pennsylvania.