| This is a nice example of a 1908 B&O shops rebuilt ten wheeler. Originally built as Vauclain compounds by Baldwin with 15 1/2" HP and 26" LP cylinders; estimated TE was 27,105 lb. They were quickly converted to simple expansion engines in 1904. Specs - class B-19a, 68" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 21x28" cylinders, engine weight of 171,990 lb, tractive effort of 30,870 lb. The date was not given on the photo so an appromate one was set. August A. Thieme photo |