| Title: |
PM 2-8-4 #1211 - Pere Marquette |
| Description: |
Sitting in a Flint, Michigan yard is Pere Marquette 2-8-4 Berkshire #1211 built by Lima in September of 1937 (serial #7747, class N). The loco had its drivers upgraded from 69" to 70" in 1946. One year later (1947), PM 1211 slid onto the C&O roster as their #2695 and held on until being scrapped in April of 1953. Final specs - 70" drivers, impressive 245 psi boiler pressure, 26x34" cylinders, engine weight of 445,500 lb, tractive effort of 69,350 lb, with booster adding 14,400 lb. No photographer or date was given for the photo. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1947 Upload Date: 6/10/2022 6:37:08 AM |
| Location: |
Flint, MI |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PM 1211(2-8-4) |
| Views: |
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