Note the stylish new lozenge logo under the engineer's window of this 1912 Alco-Brooks built 2-8-2 Mikado. Unfortunately this year, 1947, would be the beginning of retirements for this class. Specs - N-1 class, 63" drivers, 175 psi boiler pressure, 28x30" cylinders, engine weight of 300,000 lb, tractive effort of 55,533 lb. James Bowie photo |