| Interesting "box-like" tender is a variation not usually seen on a Mikado. CRIP 2-8-2 #2698 was built by Alco-Schenectady in April of 1927. Specs - 63" drivers, 215 psi boiler pressure, 28x30" cylinders, engine wt of 355,600 lb and tractive effort of 68,227 lb. With an added booster, the te increased by 11,244 lb and when it was converted to an oil burner, the engine weight became 350,500 lb. The loco was retired and sold for scrap in January of 1953. This is an Arthur B. Johnson photo. |