Really sharp looking 4-6-2 Pacific, one of only two, that Alco-Schenectady built for the Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR. The white wall drivers adds class to the loco. The loco served for nearly 36 years before being sold for scrap in August of 1949 to M.S. Kaplan Company. Specs - 73" drivers, 185 psi boiler pressure, 26.5x28" cylinders, engine weight of 283,597 lb, tractive effort of 45,790 lb. Sid Davies photo |