Source: The Daily Mining Journal
Marquette, Mi.
September 12, 1888 Wednesday

The New Engines

The 14 new Baldwin passenger engines for the South Shore,
Nos. 101 to 116, inclusive, have all arrived, and seven of
them are already in regular service, while No. 108 left the
shops yesterday afternoon for her trial trip, with road fore-
man Meehan in chargee Nos. 109 and 110 are being set up, and
the others are awaiting their turn. Yesterday No. 104
took out the eastbound express on the Mackinaw division, be-
ing the first assigned to regular duty on that division. Nos.
101, 102, 103, 105 and 106 will run on the Houghton division,
Nos. 104, 107, 108, 109, and 110 on the Mackinaw, No. 111 on
the Sault branch, and the cthers on the main line when ready.
Until that time they may be used for ore. No. 26, W. H. Green's
pet, which has been replaced by one of the big ones, will go
to the Republic branch. The other engines displaced will be
thoroughly overhauled at the shops here and will then be assign-
ed to duty where needed. By the end of next month the 15 heavy
Baldwin freight engines, now building for the DSS&A, will arrive
heres

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Locomotives
Passenger