Built by Burnham, Wms & Co in October of 1907, Frisco 2-8-0 Consolidation #1227 served for nearly 45 years before meeting the scrapper's torch at the Springfield, MO, yard in January of 1952. Specs - class 1226, 57" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 22x30" cylinders, engine weight of 207,000 lb, tractive effort of 43,300 lb. Arthur B. Johnson photo |