| Here is another early example of a 1912 Alco-Brooks built 2-8-2 sitting in the middle of an unidentified yard in Chicago, IL. Specs - N-1 class, 63" drivers, 175 psi boiler pressure, 28x30" cylinders, engine weight of 300,000 lb, tractive effort of 55,533 lb. The class was retired between 1947-50. Ivan W. Saunders photo |