| This 4-6-0 ten wheeler built by Baldwin in September of 1900 led a long and multi-numbered life.Originally built as CMSt&P Vauclain compound 4-6-0 #312, it went through many numbers - in 9/1906 to CMStP #1612, in 11/1912 to CMStP #4212, simplified & renumbered in 2/1921 to CMStP #2766, in 1/1926 to CMStP #2760, and finally renumbered in 8/1938 to CMStP&P #1100. After nearly 50 years of service, the loco was scrappe din February of 1950. Simplfied specs - 69" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 22x26" cylinders, engine wt of 187,600 lb, tractive effort of 31,004 lb and superheated. No photographer was listed for the photo. |