Railroad; the Chicago Great Western Railway; the Brainerd and Northern Minnesota Railway; the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway; and the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad purchased several engines, including two specifically constructed for carrying passengers to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. One 4-6-0 locomotive was shipped to New Zealand in 1901 as a sample for the New Zealand Railways to try. It was classed in the 'Ub' family (along with a fellow ALCO product - a Brooks 4-6-0) and given the road number of #371. It was considered too light for mainline running, steaming poorly on New Zealand's ungraded coals but found a home on a local Canterbury Plains branchline serving it for 30 years. It was dumped in 1933 but has been rediscovered for possible restoration. Sale and merger In 1901, the Richmond Locomotive Works was purchased by Joseph Leiter for $3 million. At the time, the company employed about 1,600 workers and was producing two locomotives a day. Later that year, Richmond and seven other manufacturing companies merged to form American Locomotive Company (ALCO). Locomotive production at Richmond Locomotive Works ceased in September 1927. Preserved Richmond locomotives The following locomotives (in serial number order) built by Richmond before the ALCO merger have been preserved. All locations are in the United States unless otherwise noted. The following preserved Richmond locomotives were built post-merger: References Notes Sunshine Software, Steam Locomotive Information. Retrieved October 4, 2005. Defunct locomotive manufacturers of the United States History of Richmond, Virginia Industrial buildings and structures in Virginia