Long before an SD40 unit wore the number 900, this 1915 Baldwin brute claimed the number. Specifics - class E-5a, 60" drivers, 175 psi boiler pressure, 30x32" cylinders, engine weight of 367,850 lb, tractive effort of 71,400 lb. The class was retired between 1956-61. Photo credit was listed as H.C.H. No actual date was given so it is an approximation. |