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Here is an original photo of engine #8364 4-6-2 pacific ,not sure which railroad this is from though ,any info out there?? Love old photos like this!
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Had to come back for another look, it's a massive engine, love it.
Thanks manikin,blunderbuss,ejw,kerry,officialfuel,collector,walksoftly,and scandi-dear!Your right walk,they are great!
Thanks packrat!
I think this is a British Locomotive.
Reminds me of "Big Boy"
Thanks musikchoo!I haven't been able to find anything about it ,so you may be right!
My 2 cents worth
4-6-2 "Pacific" Type Locomotive ( 4 front wheels, 6 drive wheels, 2 trailing wheels)
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/pacific/
awesome :)
Thanks walksoftly,bellin ,and pw-collector!
There is a square plate to the right of the headlight on the front side. If anyone can enlarge this plate, I believe this mystery can be solved by reading what it says. Can anyone out there accomplish this?
By the info provided at steamlocomotive.com see link above, the only engine with the 4-6-2 axle configuration was the "Pacific".
The 4-6-2 type, or "Pacific", as the class was known, was the predominant steam passenger locomotive during the first five decades of the 20th century. Between 1902 (when the first North American locomotives of this wheel arrangement were produced) and 1930, about 6800 locomotives of the type were built for US and Canadian service. One reasonably accurate estimate of the number of steam locomotives produced for Class 1 US and their Canadian equivalents are 75,000 units. Thus, Pacifics made up about 9% of total steam locomotives built.
It appears that there where slight differences in the look of the engine over the years, probably due to the needs of the specific purchaser & changes in technologies.
As for it being a "bigboy" they were a 4-8-8-4 configuration, it would have been twice the length of the one pictured.
Thanks toolate! I hope somebody can figure this out!
Thanks bottle-bud and gearpunk!New York Central! I FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT!
Where did you find the info, I've been looking for hours?
Ha ha stupid me if you use a magnafing glass on the actual photo,you can read EW ORK on the side of the tender so I'm pretty sure it's New York Central!
I tried capturing that part of the image & enhancing it but had no luck.
I'm glad your mystery is solved.
The closest I came was finding road numbers 8300-8339 & 8400-8404
These where on engines mfg. for Michigan Central, which was part of New York Central, year of mfg 1910
With numbers on either side of your engine/road number I would call this one solved, congrats.
Link to the page I found the info on
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/pacific/?page=nyc
Thanks you very much for the help! The glare's on the sheet metel blur out the rest of the letters.The panels next to the headlight you cannot read.
You're most welcome, some items just draw you in & then your caught until it's solved.
I never asked what size the photo was & is the green tint on the left of the photo on the original picture or just glare?
I know I would love to find out what you hit and miss engine is for you,I 've looked and looked but no luck.The photo is about 5x8 and the green must be from my scanner ,because it's not on the photo.I t will get framed along with a bunsh of other old RR pics ,and hung on my wall!
Thanks ted!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks toolate!
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Thanks crabbykins!