Nice shot by J.R. Quinn of the fireman at his window in the idling 2-8-0 Consolidation built by Alco-Schenectady in 1910. After a 41 year service record, this loco was retired in August of 1951. Specs - serial #48013, class G-34b, 63" drivers, 195 psi boiler pressure, 22.5x30" cylinders, engine weight of 213,000 lb. No date or location was given for the photo. |