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CNW 2-8-4 #2804 - Chicago & NorthWestern |
| Description: |
Supplied in a batch built in Dunkirk (Brooks) in August 1927 (works #67372-67383), the class was assigned to coal trains on the Nelson-Peoria line.CNW #2804 was built in August of 1927 (serial #67375), and worked until being placed on the inactive list in 1952. It was ultimately scrapped in 1953. Specs - J-4 class, 64" drivers, impressive 240 psi boiler pressure, 28x30" cylinders, engine weight of 397,000 lb, tractive effort of 76,160 lb. A booster added another 12,300 lb of tractive effort. No exact date given for the photo. Unknown photographer. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1940 Upload Date: 5/8/2016 4:04:31 PM |
| Location: |
Proviso, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CNW 2804(2-8-4) |
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610 Comments: 0 |
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CNW 2-8-4 #2804 - Chicago & North Western |
| Description: |
This Alco built J-4 class Berkshire type locomotive sported 63" drivers, and a whopping 240 psi boiler pressure. Well suited for freight and coal hauling. No information was listed on the back of the photo so location & date were set arbitrarily. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1940 Upload Date: 7/31/2013 1:18:55 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CNW 2804(2-8-4) |
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1072 Comments: 0 |
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