Good action shot of an "Omaha Road" 2-8-2 Mikado pulling a string of boxcars that stretch into the distance. As a subsidiary of the CNW, this Alco-Schenectady 2-8-2 Mikado is identical to those built for CNW. Specs - serial #56290, J class, 62" drivers, 185 psi boiler pressure, 27x32" cylinders, tractive effort of 59,167 lb. Most of this class was rebuilt in 1937-38 and reclassified as Ja. The photographer was listed as Cooke.. |