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Pictures of RDG 1718
Owner:
Reading Railroad
Model:
BLW 2-8-2
Built As:
PR 1718 (2-8-2)
Serial Number:
42684
Order No:
Frame Number:
24X32 cylinders, 61½" drivers
Built:
11/1915
Notes:
11/1915, reblt to M-1sa class, retired 12/1949
Other locos with this serial:
RDG 1718(2-8-2)
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Title:
RDG 2-8-2 #1718 - Reading
Description:
Standing in the Reading engine terminal is RDG 2-8-2 Mikado #1718 built by Baldwin in November of 1915 (serial #42684). The loco was later rebuilt by the Reading shops during the WWII years between 1941-43 to a class M-1sa. It lasted until retirement in December of 1949 when diesels arrived on the scene. A note on the back by photographer Alton E. Bowers states " RDG Co. #1718 (2-8-2) class M-1-21 with tender booster at engine terminal, Reading, PA." Rebuilt specs - 61.5" drivers, 215 psi boiler pressure, 25x32" cylinders, engine weight of 334,425 lb, tractive effort of 62,200 lb.
Photo Date:
12/1/1931
Upload Date:
6/9/2022 6:39:20 AM
Location:
Reading, PA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
RDG 1718(2-8-2)
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