Built by Dickson Locomotive Works in April of 1898 before they joined Alco, this 2-8-0 is one of the oldest ATSF photogrphed. The loco was later renumbered 970. Disposition unknown. Specs - 57" drivers, 180 psi boiler pressure, 21x26" cylinders, engine weight of 151,500 lb, modest tractive effort of 33,145 lb. Arthur B. Johnson photo. |