Here is one of the beefier camelbacks that Lehigh Valley used in freight service and yard switching. Built by ALCo-Schenectady in May of 1907, the camelback was superheated later by Baldwin in 1916. After 38 years of service, the loco met the scrapper's torch in August of 1945. Specs - serial #42666, class M-36, 62.5 " drivers, 205 psi boiler pressure, 23x30" cylinders, engine weight of 214,900 lb, tractive effort of 44,245 lb. Unknown photographer. |