Nice shot. A little history on the 0-4-0.
In 1866 Henry Porter formed a partnership with John Y. Smith and they called the company Smith & Porter. The two opened a small machine shop on 28th Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and begin repairing and building industrial equipment. They received an order for their first locomotive on March 4, 1867, and built the "Joshua Rhodes" for the New Castle Railroad and Mining Company. They went on to build 43 locomotives together, including the "Minnetonka". They specialized in four wheeled, saddle tank locomotives for small industrial railroads.
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Great photo, Dave. It's amazing how technology took off about the time of the railroads came into "play". Thanks for posting this fun shot.
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