| With steam rising as a cloud around this loco, it denotes a cold day in March. Due to the limitations of the RRPA (no 2-8-2 choice), this 2-8-2 Mikado is listed as a 2-10-2. It was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1913 as #5046 but renumbered sometime between 1926-30 when the original superheater installation was replaced by a Schmidt Type A. On the back of the photo was this note stating "CP 5146 at Newport, Vt w/ Quebec Central way freight for Sherbrooke (best 'A' steam in New England) 3/21/1957" A large segment of the former rail from Newport, VT to Quebec has been converted to the Newport Bikepath now so trains can no longer run between Newport, VT and Sherbrooke. S.K. Bolton, Jr photo |