Posted by Mitch Goldman on April 10, 2013 
From "The Bridge Line Historical Society" located here: http://www.bridge-line.org/blhs/BaldwinSharks.html

NYC refugees were traded in to GE, who sold them to Monongahela Ry. (1205, 1207, 1209, 1210, 1211 for parts, 1213 and 1216 along with boosters 3708 and 3709 for parts). There they were worked (amazingly 5 more years from 1967 to 1972) hauling their favorite, coal drags. Eventually attrition and hard work took their toll on these old girls and by 1972, Monongahela was down to just two serviceable units, 1205 (ex NYC 3805) and 1216, (ex NYC 3816).

The Sharks were all sold to a scrap dealer in 1972 and in 1974 along came the D&H who got the two serviceable units (1205 & 1216) from the dealer for $6000 worth of scrap boxcars for each one. Ironically just what the Monongahela paid for them.

Information compliments of Jay Winn & John Shaw.


Posted by Scott Marsh on April 10, 2013 
Vary good shot!
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