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Owner:
Boston & Maine
Model:
Alco 2-8-0
Built As:
BM 2720 (2-8-0)
Serial Number:
56551
Order No:
B-1419
Frame Number:
24X30 cylinders, 61" drivers
Built:
12/1916
Notes:
Brooks 12/1916, class K-8, scrapped 09/53
Other locos with this serial:
BM 2720(2-8-0)
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Title:
BM 2-8-0 #2720 - Boston & Maine
Description:
This Alco built 2-8-0 Consolidation was built circa 1916 as one of the large K-8 class locos for the Boston & Maine. Some disagreement in sources as to whether this is a Brooks or Schenectady product. Nevertheless, it served the Boston & Maine until it was scrapped in 1953. Specs - class K-8a, superheated, 61" drivers, 180 psi boiler pressure, 24x30" cylinders, engine weight of 211,000 lb, tractive effort of 43,342 lb. No date, location or photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:
6/1/1940
Upload Date:
6/23/2018 6:46:11 AM
Location:
Unknown, ME
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
BM 2720(2-8-0)
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