| Before a diesel wore the number "327", this 1918-19 Alco built USRA "heavy" Mikado had it, although its original number was #8627. Specs - L3 class, 63" drivers, 27" x 32" cylinders, a 190 psi boiler pressure and 59,800 lb of tractive effort, engine weight of 325,000 lb. The class was scapped between 1938-56. Max Miller photo |