Saved from the scrapper's torch when retired in June of 1959, it went into the growing roster of Steamtown USA originally at Bellows Falls, VT. The 4-4-4 "Jubille" type steam locomotive was built by the Canadian Locomotive Company in March of 1938. Specs - Serial #1943, F-1a class, 75" drivers, impressive 300 psi boiler pressure, 16.5x28" cylinders, engine weight of 240,000 lb, tractive effort of 25,918 lb. An unknown photographer took this photo (a poor quality reprint) of it on display in Vermont. |