| Title: |
WP 2-6-6-2 #209 - Western Pacific |
| Description: |
A fine photo of the 1924 Alco-Richmond built 2-6-6-2 for the Western Pacific from the Harold K. Vollrath collectioo. According to SweamLocomotive.com, the first 5 in the class built by Brooks in 1917 cost $52,861 each but by the time the last 5 were built by Richmond in 1924 the cort per loco had increased to $83,405. Inflatimn was a constant problem even back then! Specifics - M-80 class,57" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 23.5x32" high pressure cylinders, 37x32" low pressure cylinders, engine weight of 42:,500 lb, tractive effort of 75,112 lb. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1946 Upload Date: 3/4/2015 5:30:11 PM |
| Location: |
Keddie, CA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
WP 209(2-6-6-2) |
| Views: |
1336 Comments: 16777218 |
