| Title: |
SLSF 2-8-0 #1248 - St Louis - San Francisco |
| Description: |
With the fireman leaning out the cab door, Frisco 2-8-0 Consolidation #1248 sits in the Birmingham, Alabama yard waiting to pull out. Built by Burnham, Wms & Co (Baldwin predecessor) in November of 1907, the loco served well. It was rebuilt in 1930 with a superheated and piston valves. The loco met up with the scrapper's torch in March of 1952. Specs - class 1226, 57" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 22x30" cylinders, engine weight of 207,000 lb, tractive effort of 43,300 lb. Arthur B. Johnson photo |
| Photo Date: |
3/17/1948 Upload Date: 2/6/2023 5:32:00 PM |
| Location: |
Birmingham, AL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
SLSF 1248(2-8-0) |
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