CGW 2-8-0 #355 - Chicago Great Western  Contributor's Pick!       
Here is another example of a 1910 Baldwin built 2-8-0 Consolidation sitting in an unidentified yard, possibly Oelwein, IA, shops area. Specs - class G-3, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 24x30" cylinders, engine weight of 222,650 lb, tractive effort of 46,629 lb. Twelve of the 40 G-3 Consolidations were rebuilt by CGW shops into G-4 class Consolidations. All were retired between 1930-1950. No photographer listed. The date and location are approximate since neither were given.
Date: 6/1/1940 Location: Oelwein, IA Views: 385 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: CGW 355(2-8-0)    Author:  Gary Everhart
CGW 2-8-0 #355 - Chicago Great Western
Picture Categories: Roster,Yard This picture is part of album:  CGW STEAM ALBUM
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