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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:4/21/1934 - 4/21/1934
Album Info:Original b&w photo of Central Vermont 4-8-2 Mountain type locomotive #603. No photographer was listed. I've included the original scan and one flipped to b&w for comparison purposes.
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CV 4-8-2 #603
Title:  CV 4-8-2 #603
Description:  This powerful and long 4-8-2 Mountain type steam locomotive was built by Alco-Schenectady in May of 1927 as Central Vermont #603. The loco was photographed while it sat in the Turcot Yard in Montreal. This is the original sepia colored scan of the photo. Specs - serial #67338, U-1a class, 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure,26x28" cylinders, engine weight of 325,000 lb, tractive effort of 44,000 lb.Later the boiler pressure was raised to 200 psi and the tractive force grew to 46,300 lb. Unknown photographer
Photo Date:  4/21/1934  Upload Date: 1/23/2021 11:16:07 AM
Location:  Montreal, QC
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  CV 603(4-8-2)
Views:  214   Comments: 0
CV 4-8-2 #603
Title:  CV 4-8-2 #603
Description:  This is the sepia colored original scan of Central Vermont #603 converted to a straight gray scale for comparison purposes. The loco was photographed while it sat in the Turcot Yard in Montreal. No photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  4/21/1934  Upload Date: 1/23/2021 11:16:16 AM
Location:  Montreal, QC
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  CV 603(4-8-2)
Views:  237   Comments: 0


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