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Pictures of WP 209
Owner:
Western Pacific
Model:
Alco 2-6-6-2
Built As:
WP 209 (2-6-6-2)
Serial Number:
65488
Order No:
R-344
Frame Number:
23½/37X32 cylinders, 57" drive
Built:
5/1924
Notes:
Richmond 05/1924, class M-80, sfs 06/1951
Other locos with this serial:
WP 209(2-6-6-2)
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Title:
WP 2-6-6-2 #209 - Western Pacific
Description:
A fine photo of the 1924 Alco-Richmond built 2-6-6-2 for the Western Pacific from the Harold K. Vollrath collectioo. According to SweamLocomotive.com, the first 5 in the class built by Brooks in 1917 cost $52,861 each but by the time the last 5 were built by Richmond in 1924 the cort per loco had increased to $83,405. Inflatimn was a constant problem even back then! Specifics - M-80 class,57" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 23.5x32" high pressure cylinders, 37x32" low pressure cylinders, engine weight of 42:,500 lb, tractive effort of 75,112 lb.
Photo Date:
7/1/1946
Upload Date:
3/4/2015 5:30:11 PM
Location:
Keddie, CA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
WP 209(2-6-6-2)
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