Built by Alco-Schenectady in 1924, this LV 2-8-2 #488 (serial #65146) and its sister class N-5 members lasted until the end of steam. LV #488 met the scrapper's torch in July of 1951. Specs - N-5B class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x32" cylinders, engine weight of 325,900 lb, tractive effort of 62,949 lb. Unknown photographer took the photo. |