With its number crossed out, bell and main drive rod missing, this 1913 Alco-Brooks 2-8-2 Mikado (serial #54115) is awaiting the torch. It was an H-7c class member and originally built as Michigan Central #7923 but renumbered in 1936 to NYC 2023. Original specs - 63" drivers, 190 psi boiler pressure, 27x30" cylinders, engine weight of 338,400 lb, tractive effort of 56,100 lb. The photo credit goes to "Garys photo" (not me). |