| Nice photo of Canadian National 5260 sitting next to a larger 4-8-2 coousin, GTW 6048, at Union Station in Tormoto, Ontario, Canada. Specifics of 5250 - J-7a class, 69" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 24x28" cylinders, engine weight of 268,000 lb, tractive effort of 39736 lb. Specifics on GTW 6048 - Montreal Locomotive Works, 1929, 73" drivers, impressive 250 psi boiler pressure, 24x30" cylinders, engine weight of 352,720 lb, tractive effort of 50301 lb. The date was listed as circa 1930. Al Paterson photo |