| Title: |
MKT 2-8-2 #863 - Missouri-Kansas-Texas |
| Description: |
this is a beautiful example of a Lima 2-8-2 Mikado type steam locomotive built in 1920 as MKT #863 (serial #5942, class H-2-b). The loco served for nearly 30 years before meeting the scrapper's torch in March of 1950 as the roster was taken over by diesels. Specs - 61" drivers, 195 psi boiler pressure, 28x30" cylinders, engine weight of 316,000 lb, tractive effort of 63,900 lb with a trailing booster adding 11,125 lb. Charles E Winters photo |
| Photo Date: |
1/17/1947 Upload Date: 12/7/2022 6:57:07 AM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, KS |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
MKT 863(2-8-2) |
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