Here is an original photo of the 1926 Alco-Richmond built "Mikado" powered up in the Russell, KY, yard. Specifics - K-3a class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 28x32" cylinders, engine weight of 353,000 lb, tractive effort of 67,698 lb, scrapped in early 1950's. R.W. Legg photo |