A crew member poses for a quick shot while working the yard at Decatur, IL. Built by Alco-Rhode Island in August of 1906 for the Wabash RR, it lasted until being sold to the Northern Indiana Sand & Gravel Company in December of 1951. Specs - serial #41171, class B-7, 52" drivers, 185 psi boiler pressure, 21x26" cylinders, engine weight of 154,040 lb, tractive effort of 34,673 lb. No date, location or photographer was listed for the photo but it appears to be the Decatur Yards in Illinois. |