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The following list of early locomotives for the Raleigh & Gaston Railroad contains the engine's number (if known), date built, builder and wheel arrangement, where available. Of course, all were steam driven.
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locomotive manufacturers. While the locomotive had many exterior variations, the wheel arrangement (4-4-0) and the over-all appearance remained the same. This particular engine-wheel type was designed to place as much weight as possible on
the drivers and to maneuver the sharp curves and poor quality of track conditions
of the mid-1800s.
Locomotives
| Name | Number | Date
Built or In Service |
Builder |
Type |
| Raleigh | 1836 | Norris | 4x4x0 | |
| Tornado | 1839 | C. J. Burr | 4x2x0 | |
| Volcano | 1839 | C. J. Burr | 4x2x0 | |
| Tempest | 1840 | C. J. Burr | 4x2x0 | |
| Franklin | 1852 | Norris | 4x4x0 | |
| Wake | 1852 | Norris | 4x4x0 | |
| Warren | 1852 | Norris | 4x4x0 | |
| Alamance | 1855 | Norris | 4x4x0 | |
| Romulus Saunders | 1857 | Norris | 4x4x0 | |
| George W. Mordecai | 1859 | Norris | 4x4x0 | |
| Graham | Tredegar | 4x4x0 | ||
| Granville | Norris | 4x4x0 | ||
| Halifax | Tredegar | 4x4x0 | ||
| Spark? |
Wheel arrangements list the number of wheels on each of up to 3 sets for these locomotives. The arrangement refers to leading/guiding wheel, main drivers and secondary driving wheels.
Burr & Ettinger (also D. J. Burr & Co.) – A Richmond company that produced a few engines until about 1855.
Norris Locomotive Works – A Philadelphia locomotive builder
constructing about 1,000 engines between 1836 and 1860. It was the
dominant American producer during most of that period.
Tredegar Iron Works
– A Richmond company that produced about 70 locomotives between 1850 and
1860. Its work is sometimes listed with combinations of the names Anderson
(from Joseph R. Anderson, the manager), Souther, Delaney, and Pickering.
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