| This 2-10-2 Santa Fe type of steam locomotive was originally built by ALCo-Brooks in July of 1917 for the Wabash RR as their #2515 (serial #57567). Through the broker company George Car & Locomotive, the Wabash unit was sold to the Chicago & Illinois Midland on 2/2/1950 where it lasted on the roster until retirement and scrapping in January of 1953. Specs - G-4 class, 64" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 29x32" cylinders, engine weight of 395,000 lb, tractive effort of 75,079 lb. The photographer was Arthur B. Johnson. |