<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hi everyone. <div><br></div><div>This weekend, I attended a talk in Meadville, PA, this weekend covering a heavy mountain railroading section of (of all things) the LS&MS railroad. The presenter, Vince Skibo, also had a few slides at the end of his presentation requesting information for upcoming research projects, one being the B&LE tenders that were sold to the N&W. He also asked if anyone was a member of the N&WHS. As I was the sole hand-raiser, he asked if I would be willing to stir this particular pot for him.</div><div><br></div><div>His question is below. If anyone can provide additional facts, historical context, or pointers to past discussion, I’ll pass it along to Vince.</div><div><br></div><div>Matt Goodman<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><br></div><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Hi Matt,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">For some time now I have had an interest in how steam locomotive tenders have been repurposed by various roads. This started when my friend Nate and I became involved in an 11<sup>th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>hour rescue from the scrapper’s torch of the trucks from a NYCS Mohawk tender that had been converted into a shop flat for a local factory. Gladly, that pair of 6-wheel trucks and the brake cylinder are now safely at the Age of Steam Museum in Sugarcreek.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Then this past year while conducting research through issues of the Bessemer & Lake Erie RR’s company magazines “Bessemer Bulletin”, I ran across the below attached excerpt from the September 1953 Issue #83.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Since the recent movement of the surviving B&LE 2-10-4 Texan to the Age of Steam Museum has sparked so much enthusiasm , I feel that this is something that needs further investigation.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I am looking to determine the fate of the 9 B&LE H-class tenders that were sold to the N&W in 1953. Were they in fact converted to Auxiliary Water Cars by the N&W and if so what were they numbered? What were their assignments? When were they scrapped? Did any survive?<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">If there is a survivor, It would be essential that the folks at the Age of Steam be notified to say the least, as it would be a suitable companion for the surviving B&LE H1g #643.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">If you know anyone with N&W expertise that may be able to help answer the questions that I pose regarding the conversion of these B&LE tenders by the N&W, please pass this email along. I have a serious interest in uncovering more about this entire and somewhat forgotten episode in railroad history.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Vinson Skibo<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><img height="613" id="Picture_x0020_1" style="width: 8.4916in; height: 6.3833in;" alt="image001.jpg" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DB1830.64772BB0"></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>