| Here is a sharp looking 1930 Lima built 2-10-4 "Texas-type" locomotive that could handle the long drags of coal cars. Specs - T-1 class, 69" diameter drivers, 29" x 34" cylinders, a 265 psi boiler pressure, exerted 93,345 pounds of tractive effort and each weighed 566,000 pounds. The locomotives were equipped with a trailing truck booster that exerted 15,275 pounds of tractive effort. No exact date given for this photo so an approximate one was used.C.W. Jernstrom photo |