China Railways 8419 (1988 2-8-2 Mikado Class JS)

            JS 8419 was built by Datong Locomotive Works, Shanxi, China, in October 1988. It was one of the last batch of JS (Jian She, or "Construction") class locomotives built there, the highest-numbered locomotive of the batch being JS 8423.

JS 8419 was purchased new by the BSV in 1989, and publicly steamed December 6, 1989. With two exceptions, it was used in regular summer weekend service each year from 1990 to
2007. (The exceptions were 1993, when the railroad suffered severe flood damage, and 2002, while the locomotive was being prepared to meet newly-introduced federal regulations.) Starting from 2008, it is being used in regular summer Saturday service.

The Chinese characters on the front wreath translate to: "We are friends in the world. Even though our two countries are far apart we feel like close neighbors." 

The Chinese characters on the engineer side tender translate to: "The (locomotive is a) dragon that swims through the blue ocean between two friendly nations."

The engine takes roughly six hours of start-up time when "cold" and about 2 hours when "warm". The crew consists of 1 driver and 1 fireman. Each run consumes about 1,500 gallons of water, and less than 1 ton of coal. The cab temperature on a hot day can exceed 120 degrees F.

Taken in: United States / Iowa / Boone (show map)

Taken on: September 1, 1990

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Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad

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China Railways 8419

Datong Locomotive Works, Shanxi, China

Class Js

2-8-2

Mikado

9-1-1990 « less

Sets appears in: • Boone & Scenic Valley RR

Groups appears in: • Steam Locomotives • American Steam Locomotives

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