| This 2-8-0 Consolidation was built by Burnham, Wms & Co (Baldwin) in August of 1895 as West Virginia Central & Pittsburgh, as class 30. The loco then passed into WM hands when the WVC&P was purchased by WM in 1905.It was reclassified as H-3f and renumbered WM 351. In September of 1947, the loco was sold to the 72-mile-long Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain. Finally after a combined 59 years of service, th loco was scrapped in 1954. Original specs - 50" drivers, 175 psi boiler pressure, 21x26" cylinders, engine weight of 140,000 lb, tractive effort of 34,111 lb. No date, location or photographer listed for the photo. |