UP 4-8-4 Alco 'Northern' #833 was quite swift with those 80" drivers         
Top speed was 110 mph. The second order of 15 locomotives (road numbers 820 through 834) was delivered in 1939. These locomotives were designated as Class FEF-2. They were designed to have 80" drivers, 25 x 32 cylinders, a boiler pressure of 300 psi, and a weight of 483,000 lbs giving each a tractive effort of 63,750 pounds (63,800 nominal).
Date: 9/10/2010 Location: Ogden, UT   Map Show Ogden on a rail map Views: 861 Collection Of:   Marlowe Barnes
Locomotives: UP 833(4-8-4)    Author:  Marlowe Barnes
UP 4-8-4 Alco 'Northern' #833 was quite swift with those 80" drivers
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Ron Moraca General THANKS FOR THE HISTORY LESSON, MARLOWE!!!! WONDERFUL PIC!!!!!!!!! 9/11/2010 9:17:13 PM

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