Parked near the water tank in a Philadelphia yard is Baltimore & Ohio 2-10-2 Santa Fe type steam locomotive #6115. It was built by Baldwin in November of 1923 and lasted for nearly 34 years before being retired in 1957. Original specs - Class S-1, 64" drivers, 220 psi boiler pressure, 30x32" cylinders, engine weight of 436,510 lb, impressive tractive effort of 84,300 lb. No exact date was given in 1952. Phil Soyring photo |