Caught in the late afternoon sun, this 1907 Alco-Scenectady buiilt 4-6-2 Pacific gleams brightly. Unfortunately, a few months from this photo date, this loco will be scrapped in the South Tacoma Shops on December 1, 1947. Specs -serial #42496, Q-1 class, 69" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 22x26" cylinders, engine weight of 223,000 lb, tractive effort of 31,004 lb. No photographer listed for the photo. |