B&SR #7

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B&SR #7 was the second Baldwin built locomotive for the railroad. Built in 1913  to replace the aging #3 the  locomotive included many innovations for the B&SR. The largest innovations were the outside frame Walschaert valve gear and increased tractive effort. The locomotive would serve faithfully until the very end of the B&SR and B&H. Towards the end of the B&H, #7 played an increasingly reserve role as damage to her firebox could not be adequately repaired with the funds available to the railroad, leaving #8 as the primary motive power. #7's last duty would be hauling the work train that tore up the original rail line.

#7 would avoid scrapping when Ellis D. Atwood of South Carver Massachusetts purchased all the remaining motive power and rolling stock of the B&H to form a railroad at his cranberry bogs. After the end of the Second World War #7 would be moved to her new home alongside all of the rest of the surviving B&H equipment. After being repaired #7 would go on to operate at the Edaville Railroad until it's closure in 1992. In 1993 #7, joined by most of the remaining 2-foot equipment, including B&SR #8 and Monson #3 and #4 returned to Maine to operate at the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum in Portland, Maine. Following a 1472 day rebuild, #7 re-entered MNG service in 2018.

Technical Data:

Type: 2-4-4T 

Manufacturer: Baldwin

Weight: 33 Tons

Length: 34' 1"

Frame: Outside

Firebox: 46 1/2" x 39 1/4"

Boiler: 42 1/8" Diameter  

Steam Pressure: 180 PSI

Drivers: 35"

Cylinders: 12"x16"

Valve Gearing: Walschaert

Tractive Effort: 10,000

Coal/Water Capacity: 3,000 lbs. / 1,000 gal.