Great action shot of CN 2-8-2 #3547 heading up a fast moving passenger train at an unidentified location. The loco was the product of the Montreal Locomotive Works in August of 1923 and lasted on the CN roster until retirement and scrapping in August of 1959 after 36 years of active duty. Specs - serial #64497, class S-2-a, 63" drivers, 188.5 psi boiler pressure, 27x30" cylinders, engine weight of 314,800 lb, tractive effort of 55,621 lb. No date, location or photographer was given for the photo. |