1980-1981

The B&W Crew in 1980

     In 1980, the Bucksgahuda and Western Railroad received a large donation from Teldyne Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA.  The donation included several sticks of 60 pound rail and some ingot cars.  The ingot cars were used in the steal mill to haul hot steal from one part of the mill to the other.  Because the ingot cars were way to big and of no use to the railroad, they were scrapped in Pittsburgh for some much needed cash.  The Bucksgahuda and Western Railroad uses 40 pound rail so they obviously did not use the 60 pound rail.  Some of the sticks of the 60 pound rail was donated to the Teaberry and Southern and the rest of it was scrapped for more cash.  When someone said the weight of the rail they are explaining that for example, the 40 pound rail weighs 40 pounds per a yard of rail.  Speaking of rail, in 1980, the B&W crew put in about 400 more feet of main line track.

2420 the new work and passenger car

     In 1981, a new car was constructed at the Teaberry and Southern for the Bucksgahuda and Western Railroad.  The car is numbered 2420 and is the railroad's first big car to be used as a work and passenger car.  In the spring, the railroad received another large donation from Joyce National Powder of Elderd, PA.  This donation included three fourths miles of track, four Brookville locomotives, and five cars.  It took the B&W crew eleven weekends to tear up and haul it all home.  When they got everything home, they kept one Brookville which became engine number four named Joe and two of the cars.  The other Brookvilles were used for spare parts and the other three cars went to the Teaberry and Southern. 

Two of the Brookvilles from Elderd



A Brookville and two of the cars from Elderd

All of the above pictures were provided by William Bauer