CBQ 2-8-2 #4997 - Chicago, Burlington & Quincy  Contributor's Pick!       
Beautiful example of a 1923 Baldwin built Mikado sitting with a head of steam and a loaded tender full of coal. Specifics - class O-1A, 64" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x30" cylinders, engine weight of 316,780, tractive effort of 58,092 lb. Photographer is unknown but it was part of the Robert Brendel collection.
Date: 3/8/1955 Location: Centralia, IL   Map Show Centralia on a rail map Views: 240 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: CBQ 4997(2-8-2)    Author:  Gary Everhart
CBQ 2-8-2 #4997 - Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Picture Categories: Roster,Yard,Steam,Action This picture is part of album:  CBQ 2-8-2 Mikados
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