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| Title: |
CV 2-10-4 #700 - Central Vermont |
| Description: |
Beefy, solid 1928 Alco-Schenectady built Texas-type locomotive. Specifics - class T-3a, 10 built, 60" drivers, 250 psi boiler pressure, 27"x32" cylinders, engine weight 419,000 lb, tractive effort of 82,620 lb. One online source states "They were relatively light, small, and low-drivered. Nevertheless, these engines rattled windows and shook the ground, according to a December 1993 Trains recollection. And they weren't kind to the rails." The ten were all scrapped between 1954-59. Date and location are approximate. No photographer listed. |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/1935 Upload Date: 7/8/2014 6:06:38 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, VT |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CV 700(2-10-2) |
| Views: |
1434 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CV 2-10-4 #708 - Central Vermont |
| Description: |
Beefy, solid 1928 Alco-Schenectady built Texas-type locomotive. Specifics - class T-3a, 10 built, 60" drivers, 250 psi boiler pressure, 27"x32" cylinders, engine weight 419,000 lb, tractive effort of 82,620 lb. One online source states "They were relatively light, small, and low-drivered. Nevertheless, these engines rattled windows and shook the ground, according to a December 1993 Trains recollection. And they weren't kind to the rails." The ten were all scrapped between 1954-59. Date and location are approximate. No photographer listed. |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/1935 Upload Date: 7/8/2014 6:06:42 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, VT |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CV 708(2-10-2) |
| Views: |
1009 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
CV 4-6-0 #219 - Central Vermont |
| Description: |
Built by Alco-Schenectady in 1925, this member of the I-7-a class had nice lines. Specifics - 69" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 20"x28" balanced compound, engine weight of 328,000 lb, tractive effort of 55,188 lb. Theo. A. Gay photo |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/1935 Upload Date: 7/8/2014 6:06:44 PM |
| Location: |
St Albans, VT |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CV 219(4-6-0) |
| Views: |
806 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CV 4-8-2 #600 - Central Vermont |
| Description: |
Built by Alco-Schenectady in 1927, this loco had Coffin water heaters among other improvements. Specifics - 73" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 26"x28" cylinders, engine weight of 326,100 lb, tractive effort of 46,283 lb. Date and location are approximate. No photographer listed. |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/1935 Upload Date: 7/8/2014 6:06:47 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, VT |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CV 600(4-8-2) |
| Views: |
766 Comments: 0 |
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