HISTORIC ROLLING STOCK

Juiniata & Aughwick Railroad has several historic railroad locomotives/cars. Many of which will be displayed at the Bricktown Museum at 300 W Small St. Mount Union PA 17066.

J&A Locomotive No. 1

No. 1 was the first locomotive acquired by the Juniata & Aughwick. Originally the J&A made a deal for an SW1 but when it was determined a smaller locomotive was available and could be bought fairly affordably, this one became the official number 1.

No. 1 was built in 1941 by the Davenport Locomotive Works for the US Army as Number 7707. From there it passed through several owners until it arrived at the Walkersvile Southern Railroad. The WS re-engined the locomotive but quickly pursued larger locomotives as their train size mandated. J&A purchased the locomotive in 2026 and moved it to Mount Union for use. It is a 20 ton Davenport Diesel Hydraulic with a Cummins 855 Diesel for power. Braking equipment includes a 14 EL system.

FLATCAR 407

Car 407 began life on the Lehigh & New England Railroad as part of a 1908 order of 30 ton composite boxcars. Very quickly these ares were made obsolete as 30 ton cars were too light. These cars were converted into Maintenance of Way Flat Cars. At some point the electric interurban railroad the Philadelphia & Western Railroad purchased at least two cars renumbering them to cars 407 and 408. The Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad purchased car 407 for use, and eventually retired it after many years of dedicated service. J&A purchased the car from the M&H in 2026, cutting it free of a few trees that had grown in its place. The car was hauled by B. Blair Trucking of Ivyland and is currently being restored as an open air car.

CABOOSE 479715

Caboose 479715, or “Cabin Car” as it was originally referred to as, was built for the Pennsylvania Railroad in April 1919. Constructed as an “N5” of PRR design, the caboose was used mainly around Central Pennsylvania. A record of car assignments in 1957 stated the car was assigned to the Altoona - Enola local, which means it was in use on the freight train that serviced the Mount Union area.

The car went on to be owned by the Penn Central Railroad, but did not become acquired by Conrail. Instead it was sold to Amtrak to become Cabin car 14008. Painted in Amtrak MOW orange, it was one of the last plain bearinged vehicles in use on the Northeast Corridor. In the 1990s it was retired and sold into private ownership. In 2026 the collection it was sold to was being salvaged. Last minute J&A was asked if there would be interest in rehoming the caboose and saving it from the torch. J&A stepped into save the piece from destruction. Moving it to Mount Union via truck presented unique challenges including height restrictions. As such the cupola was removed to lower the height requirement. While being moved, the caboose was derailed in a sand mound and efforts to re-rail it conventionally failed. A landoll and a pay loader was used to drag it out of the sand and successfully move it to Mount Union. It is currently being restored for operation.