Built by Alco-Richmond in 1924, this fine example of a "Mikado" locomotive sits near the roundhouse in the Chicago yard in 1939. Specifics - K-2 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 28x30" cylinders, engine weight of 358,000 lb, tractive effort of 63467 lb, scrapped in the early 1950's. C.W. Jernstrom photo |