TRR#1, after a major rebuilding by the EBT shops, prior to delivery to the as yet unbult railroad. -photographer unknown

Technical:

Wheel Arrangement	2-4-2
Builder/Construction #	Porter 636 (orginally built as a 2-4-0)
Date Built	April 1884
Driver Diameter	28"
Cylinders	10 x 16
Boiler Pressure	130 lbs
Total Weight	25,300
Weight on Drivers	18,780
Tractive Effort	2,900
Wheelbase	4'
Total Length	38'
Height	10' 4"
Width	7' 0"

History: Tuscarora Railroad #1 began her career building the Tuscarora Valley Railroad. She was originally built by the Porter Locomotive Works in 1884 as a 2-4-0. Due to her very small size, she sat unused on the TVRR for a number of years before being "donated" to the TRR in exchange for them building the line from Neelyton to Blairs Mills. Who really got the better end of that deal is subject to debate.

The locomotive was moved very slowly to the East Broad Top's Rockhill Furnace shops in 1906, shortly after the deal to build the TRR was signed, for an extensive rebuild. There wasn't much of that little locomotive that didn't get replaced, or at the very least completly overhauled. When she emerged from the shops, she did so sporting a new trailing truck,which was added to give the crew a bit more room in the cab.

The locomotive is named after the superintendent's wife, and as such got a spit-and-polish paint job to match. After handling early construction trains until the mogul arrived, the locomotive was used primarily for special occasions like the Grand Army of the Republic picnics at Shade Gap.

*The actual disposition of TVRR #1 is unknown. It is believed to have been off the TVRR roster by 1900. Source - Tommy Varner's Red Rooster, Geroge N, Pierson