Nice action photo taken by Bob Lorenz of the 1923 Alco-Schenectady Mikado built for the Grand Trunk Western. Specifics - class S-3-b, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine weight of 306,500 lb, tractive effort of 54,724 lb. The class was scrapped between 1952-61. The actual day in 1955 is approximate. |