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GN 4-8-0 #601 - Great Northern |
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Sadly, it looks like Great Northern 4-8-0 twelve wheeler or "Mastodon" type steam locomotive has reached the scrap line in St Paul, MN. Built by the Brooks Locomotive Works in Dunkirk, NY (pre-ALCO merger) in 1891, the G-1 class it was in lasted until the late 1920's in service to the Great Northern. Specs - serial #1973, class 38/G-1, 55" drivers, 160 psi boiler pressure, 20x24" cylinders, engine weight of 156,000 lb, tractive effort of 23,738 lb. No date was given for this photo but Robert Graham has the photo credit. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1928 Upload Date: 6/7/2021 4:31:44 AM |
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St Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
GN 601(4-8-0) |
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GN 4-8-0 #707 - Great Northern |
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Originally built by the Brooke Locomotive Works before the Alco merger for the Eastern Ry of Minnesota, this 4-8-0 Mastodon type twelve wheeler was soon absorbed by the Great Northern. Specs - class G-2, 55" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 19x32" cylinders, engine wt 176,000 lb, tractive effort of 35,706 lb. The class had a 30 year service to GN before retirement. Addison Lake photo |
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6/13/1926 Upload Date: 9/28/2017 6:59:39 AM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, BC |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
GN 707(4-8-0) |
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GN 4-8-0 #749 - Great Northern |
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Good looking example of a Rogers Locomotive Works 4-8-0 twelve wheeler or "Mastodon" type steam locomotive built in 1899, just a couple years before Rogers would merge into the ALCO group. Surprisinglyu quite a few of this class lasted until WWII. Specs - serial #5549, class G-3, 55" drivers, 180 psi boiler pressure, 20x24" cylinders, engine weight of 176,000 lb, tractive effort of 35,706 lb. No date or location was given for this photo and the photo credit may be the initials "JGG."Specs - serial #5549, class G-3, 55" drivers, 180 psi boiler pressure, 20x24" cylinders, engine weighgt of 176,000 lb, tractive effort of 35,706 lb. No date or location was given for this photo and the photo credit may be the initials "JGG." |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1938 Upload Date: 6/7/2021 4:31:54 AM |
| Location: |
St Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
GN 749(4-8-0) |
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