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PM 2-8-4 #1231 - Pere Marquette |
| Description: |
Built by Lima in May of 1944 as PM 2-8-4 Berkshire #1231 (serial #8465, class N-2), the loco served first the Pere Marquette Railway and then in 1947 when PM merged officially into the C&O, it served C&O (never renumbered) until written off the roster in January of 1958. Final specs - 70" drivers (upgraded from 69" in 1947), impressive 245 psi boiler pressure, 26x34" cylinders, engine weight of 442,500 lb, tractive effort of 69,350 lb. No photographer was listed for the photo. It sat in the New Buffalo, MI, scrap line until meeting up with the scrapper's torch in 1961. |
| Photo Date: |
11/13/1960 Upload Date: 6/10/2022 6:38:06 AM |
| Location: |
New Buffalo, MI |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PM 1231(2-8-4) |
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183 Comments: 0 |
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Pere Marquette Scrap Line at New Buffalo, Michigan |
| Description: |
Truly a sad photo showing the massive scrap line at the former Pere Marquette yard in New Buffalo, MI. The unknown photographer listed the following PM locos in the line - 1238, 1229, 1231, 1228, 1232, and 1237. They were all written off the C&O roster (PM merged into the C&O in 1947 but these were not renumbered) but sat here until the scrapper's torch was ordered in 1961. What a massive pile of steel this line would have made! No photographer was listed for the photo. |
| Photo Date: |
11/13/1960 Upload Date: 6/10/2022 6:38:59 AM |
| Location: |
New Buffalo, MI |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PM 1238(2-8-4) PM 1231(2-8-4) PM 1228(2-8-4) PM 1232(2-8-4) PM 1237(2-8-4) |
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441 Comments: 0 |
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