| Good looking photo of the Also-Schenectady 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive delivered to the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific in April of 1930. Specs - serial #68307, class R-67b, 69" drivers, 26 x 32 cylinders, a boiler pressure of 250 psi, weighed about 437,000 lbs and had a tractive effort of 66,620 pounds. Although designed for freight trains they were also used in passenger service and some were rebuilt with 73" drivers to provide more speed when used on passenger trains. No date, location or photographer was listed for this photo. |