Recently having her wheels placed back under her, BEDT #16 basks in the winter sun. Museum members are looking into fully repainting her into her BEDT livery this year.
A week after being placed back on her wheels, #16 has her bell returned. The steam generator next to the buckets will be the next step in the cosmetic restoration.
BEDT #16 was the last steam locomotive to operate in New York in revenue, running at the docks in Brooklyn until the fall of 1963. Today, she is undergoing a lengthy cosmetic restoration in River... (more)