Locomotive Stats:
Builder |
Build Date |
Wheels |
Engine |
Plymouth Locomotive Works |
1969 |
0-4-0 |
Ford Industrial 4-cylinder |
History-
The #7 started life as a 36"-gauge Plymouth FLB-2 locomotive built in 1943 for the Hercules Powder Co. Numbered originally as #511, the engine operated at the Badger Ordnance Works in Bariboo, Wisconsin. In December 1969, the locomotive was returned to the Plymouth Locomotive Works.
During Cedar Point's offseason of circa 1969–1970, a Plymouth salesman was visiting the park, trying to sell some of their products to the railroad. While there, Albert was in the process of being fired up to move another engine around. The salesman noticed this and suggested to locomotive superintendent Jack Foster that they get a small engine to switch locomotives instead. Foster liked the idea but said it had to look like a steam locomotive. The salesman went back to Plymouth and the company shrouded #511 to resemble a steam locomotive. It did not cost the park a single cent, except for a bushel basket of tickets that allowed all the workers at Plymouth Locomotive to spend a day at the park.
CP&LE uses #7 for moving dead engines around the shop and yard. It can also move an empty coach set if needed. The #7 is used a lot for track work in the spring, along with a flatcar for ballast and a small four-wheel flatcar for tools.
The #7 started life as a 36"-gauge Plymouth FLB-2 locomotive built in 1943 for the Hercules Powder Co. Numbered originally as #511, the engine operated at the Badger Ordnance Works in Bariboo, Wisconsin. In December 1969, the locomotive was returned to the Plymouth Locomotive Works.
During Cedar Point's offseason of circa 1969–1970, a Plymouth salesman was visiting the park, trying to sell some of their products to the railroad. While there, Albert was in the process of being fired up to move another engine around. The salesman noticed this and suggested to locomotive superintendent Jack Foster that they get a small engine to switch locomotives instead. Foster liked the idea but said it had to look like a steam locomotive. The salesman went back to Plymouth and the company shrouded #511 to resemble a steam locomotive. It did not cost the park a single cent, except for a bushel basket of tickets that allowed all the workers at Plymouth Locomotive to spend a day at the park.
CP&LE uses #7 for moving dead engines around the shop and yard. It can also move an empty coach set if needed. The #7 is used a lot for track work in the spring, along with a flatcar for ballast and a small four-wheel flatcar for tools.