Chicago & Northwestern 2-8-4 #2811  Contributor's Pick!       
Here's another example of the Alco built Berkshire type locomotive with 63" drivers and a mighty 240 psi boiler pressure. Great for hauling coal and freight on the CNW tracks. These brutes were retired in the early 1950's. This is a Robert M. Hanft photo.
Date: 6/1/1935 Location: South Pekin, IL   Map Show South Pekin on a rail map Views: 2409 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: CNW 2811(2-8-4)    Author:  Gary Everhart
Chicago & Northwestern 2-8-4 #2811
Picture Categories: Roster,Steam,Action This picture is part of album:  CNW STEAM ALBUM
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Alan Fricker General Nice album, Gary. By the way, those tanks were still standing in South Pekin into the 1980s. I don't know if they are still there. 7/31/2013 9:53:52 PM
James West General No, Alan, the tanks are gone, but still remembered by me. Grampa was an engineer for CNW. I sure wish I could have afforded a camera! 8/26/2013 2:10:17 PM

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