Caught sitting in the massive yard in Dolton, IL, is this 1912 Alco-Brooks built 2-8-2. Specs - N-1 class, 63" drivers, 175 psi boiler pressure, 28x30" cylinders, engine weight of 300,000 lb, tractive effort of 55,533 lb. The class was retired between 1947-50. Sid Davies photo |