Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In 1965, Peter Kilham put together a Steamtown U.S.A. '45 Record, released by Droll Yankees Inc. For the record, Kilham recorded audio of Steamtown excursions with Rahway Valley 15 (Steamtown's primary steam locomotive from 1962 to 1964.), along with an interview with Steamtown founder & well known rail preservationist F. Nelson Blount. (the only known surviving audio interview with Nelson.)
The interview portion of the record can be heard here: youtu.be/yZh8z9ZsMWw
In this recording, the locomotive is wearing the whistle off of Grand Trunk Western U-1-c 4-8-2 No. 6039. (one of 3 whistles the locomotive wore during this time. The other 2 whistles being a Boston & Maine whistle off of a B&M P Class Pacific & a British peanut whistle.)
Rahway Valley 15 operated excursions for Steamtown from 1962 to 1973, when the locomotive was sidelined following blowing a boiler tube. The locomotive ended up as a static display and found it's way to Scranton, PA with the rest of the Steamtown collection in 1984, where it is currently on display at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA. (likely to never run again.)
Despite having this ready to go for almost 2 years, this was shelved in favor of other videos. More videos are on the way.
In 1965, Peter Kilham put together a Steamtown U.S.A. '45 Record, released by Droll Yankees Inc. For the record, Kilham recorded audio of Steamtown excursions with Rahway Valley 15 (Steamtown's primary steam locomotive from 1962 to 1964.), along with an interview with Steamtown founder & well known rail preservationist F. Nelson Blount. (the only known surviving audio interview with Nelson.)
The interview portion of the record can be heard here: youtu.be/yZh8z9ZsMWw
In this recording, the locomotive is wearing the whistle off of Grand Trunk Western U-1-c 4-8-2 No. 6039. (one of 3 whistles the locomotive wore during this time. The other 2 whistles being a Boston & Maine whistle off of a B&M P Class Pacific & a British peanut whistle.)
Rahway Valley 15 operated excursions for Steamtown from 1962 to 1973, when the locomotive was sidelined following blowing a boiler tube. The locomotive ended up as a static display and found it's way to Scranton, PA with the rest of the Steamtown collection in 1984, where it is currently on display at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA. (likely to never run again.)
Despite having this ready to go for almost 2 years, this was shelved in favor of other videos. More videos are on the way.
