| An unknown photographer caught this 1909 Alco-Schenectady 2-8-0 Consolidation sitting in the Portula, CA, yard with a head of steam and ready for the next assignment. serial #45480 Specs - class C-43, 57" drivers, 22x30" cylinders, 200 psi boiler pressure, engine weight of 203,000 lb, tractive effort of 43,300lb. The day in 1948 is approximate. |