ERIE 2-8-2 #3040  Contributor's Pick!       
Another example of an Erie Mikado built by Alco-Schenectady in 1912. Specifics - N1 class, 63" drivers, 180 psi boiler pressure, 28x32" cylinders, 60,928 lb tractive effort, 328,600 lb engine weight. Nearly all of the class was scrapped between 1947-51. No photographer was listed.
Date: 9/26/1937 Location: Hawley, PA   Map Show Hawley on a rail map Views: 942 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: ERIE 3040(2-8-2)    Author:  Gary Everhart
ERIE 2-8-2 #3040
Picture Categories: Roster,Steam,Action This picture is part of album:  ERIE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ALBUM
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Name Type Comments Date
Robert Farkas General White flags, fresh white paint, and a man on the tender. Perhaps this will be used on a fan trip. 10/27/2014 9:23:09 PM
Robert Beichler General Nice shot showing the exposed pipes for the Esso feedwater heater and the upgraded pumps. Wonderful find, thank you so much for sharing the old girls. 10/29/2014 7:01:22 PM

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