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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:1/1/1939 - 12/12/1939
Album Info:These are 4 older fair quality b&w photos of Lehigh Valley 2-8-2's in action. No information about location, date or photographer was given for any of these photos so approximate dates were used.
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LV 2-8-2 #464 - Lehigh Valley
Title:  LV 2-8-2 #464 - Lehigh Valley
Description:  Built by Baldwin in January of 1923 (serial #56097), the loco was caught by an unknown photographer as it labored in the winter with a double-headed freight. The loco served for nearly 25 years before being scrapped in November of 1948. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x30" cylinders, engine weigh tof 326,340 lb, tractive effort of 59,014 lb, a trailing truck booster added another 11,000 lb of tractive effort. No actual date or location was given for the photo so an approximate date was used.
Photo Date:  2/1/1939  Upload Date: 12/3/2022 5:38:03 AM
Location:  Unknown, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  LV 464(2-8-2)
Views:  96   Comments: 0
LV 2-8-2 #431 - Lehigh Valley
Title:  LV 2-8-2 #431 - Lehigh Valley
Description:  Heading up a mixed freight consist is Lehigh Valley 2-8-2 Mikado #431. The loco was built by Baldwin in Jantuary of 1923 (serial #56089) and served for nearly 25 years before meeting the scrapper's torch in November of 1948. Specs - N-4 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x30" cylinders, engine weigh tof 326,340 lb, tractive effort of 59,014 lb. No date or photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  6/1/1939  Upload Date: 12/3/2022 5:37:53 AM
Location:  West Portal, NJ
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  LV 431(2-8-2)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
LV 2-8-2 #478 - Lehigh Valley
Title:  LV 2-8-2 #478 - Lehigh Valley
Description:  Built by ALCo-Schenectady in January of 1924, this 2-8-2 Mikado, Lehigh Valley #478, was caught by an unknown photographer heading up a freight. The location or date was not given for the photo. Specs - serial #65136, N-5B class, 63" drivers, 27x32" cylinders, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x32" cylinders, engine weight of 325,000 lb, tractive effort of 63,000 lb.
Photo Date:  6/1/1939  Upload Date: 12/3/2022 5:38:08 AM
Location:  Unknown, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  LV 478(2-8-2)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
Lehigh Valley 2-8-2
Title:  Lehigh Valley 2-8-2
Description:  Great example of a double-heading 2-8-2 combo in action during the winter. No information including the loco number was given for this photo.
Photo Date:  12/1/1939  Upload Date: 12/3/2022 5:37:44 AM
Location:  Unknown, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
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Views:  72   Comments: 0


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