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No. 16 Henschel

The 16

Engine #16 was built by Henschel & Sons of Kassel, W. Germany in 1951. It is a very modern locomotive that combines such things as piston valves, welded construction, and a copper firebox. This 18-ton coal burner is a 0-4-0 side tank engine. 

This picture is from #16's early days as a switcher in Germany. (Photo courtesy Mr. Wolf Dietrich Groote.) 

Sixteen on duty at a German ore mine

Number 16 was shipped to Detroit in 1963 for use on an amusement park that never opened and the locomotive sat for 20 years until it was brought to Mt. Pleasant in 1982. The locomotive was restored in just 11 weeks and operated for the 1982 Old Threshers Reunion. It has been a part of the active roster since then.

The 16 ; The 16

The 16



 

    

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