| Although wearing the New York Central name, this was actually an 0-6-0 switcher built for the Chicago Junction #231. It became Chicago River & Indiana #231 in May of 1920, another NYC subsidiary. The loco was built by Alco-Cooke in 1918. Specs - serial #59340, B-62 class, 52" drivers, 190 psi boiler pressure, 21x28" cylinders, engine weight of 163,000 lb, tractive effort of 39,100 lb. No date or location was given for the photo so approximates were used. F.R. Kern Jr photo |