| Really sharp looking Alco-Richmond 2-8-2 Mikado built in August of 1924 for the Chesapeake & Ohio stands in the Hoosier city of Peru, IN, on this Aiugist day in 1950. The shine on the engine cowl and the glistening white walls gives the appearance of a nuch earlier date. Specs - serial #65873, K-3 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, tractive effort of 67,698 lb. The class was scrapped in the early 1950's. C.W. Jernstrom photo |