| Supplied in a batch built in Dunkirk (Brooks) in August 1927 (works #67372-67383), the class was assigned to coal trains on the Nelson-Peoria line.CNW #2804 was built in August of 1927 (serial #67375), and worked until being placed on the inactive list in 1952. It was ultimately scrapped in 1953. Specs - J-4 class, 64" drivers, impressive 240 psi boiler pressure, 28x30" cylinders, engine weight of 397,000 lb, tractive effort of 76,160 lb. A booster added another 12,300 lb of tractive effort. No exact date given for the photo. Unknown photographer. |