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RDG2-8-2 # 1733 - Reading |
| Description: |
Built by Baldwin in February of 1916, RDG 2-8-2 Mikado #1733 (serial #42906) sits with a head of steam in the St Clair, PA yard. The loco was later rebuilt by the Reading shops in June of 1942 and lasted on the roster until retirement in December of 1949. Rebuilt specs - 61.5" drivers, 225psi boiler pressure, 25x32" cylinders, engine weight of 334,425 lb, tractive effort of 62,200 lb. Alton E. Bowers photo |
| Photo Date: |
4/9/1931 Upload Date: 6/9/2022 6:39:34 AM |
| Location: |
St. Clair, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
RDG 1733(2-8-2) |
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RDG 2-8-2 #1718 - Reading |
| Description: |
Standing in the Reading engine terminal is RDG 2-8-2 Mikado #1718 built by Baldwin in November of 1915 (serial #42684). The loco was later rebuilt by the Reading shops during the WWII years between 1941-43 to a class M-1sa. It lasted until retirement in December of 1949 when diesels arrived on the scene. A note on the back by photographer Alton E. Bowers states " RDG Co. #1718 (2-8-2) class M-1-21 with tender booster at engine terminal, Reading, PA." Rebuilt specs - 61.5" drivers, 215 psi boiler pressure, 25x32" cylinders, engine weight of 334,425 lb, tractive effort of 62,200 lb. |
| Photo Date: |
12/1/1931 Upload Date: 6/9/2022 6:39:20 AM |
| Location: |
Reading, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
RDG 1718(2-8-2) |
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136 Comments: 0 |
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