T&P I-1a #611

Description

The conductor hands train orders to the engine crew before the start of a heavy freight run.

-- Cover of Trains & Travel Magazine, December 1952

Specifications

  •   Builder Lima
  •   Build Date 6-1927
  •   Wheel Type 2-10-4
  •   Cylinders 29 X 32
  •   Drivewheel Diameter 63 in.
  •   Boiler Pressure 255 psi
  •   Grate Area 100.00 in²
  •   Weight 448,000 lbs.
  •   Tractive Force 84,600 lbs.
  •   Photo Credit Ted Sorrells Collection