Chicago St Paul Minneapolis & Omaha (CMO) 602 - Alco 4-6-2

Alco-Schenectady built this massive 4-6-2 Pacific type loco in October of 1930 as Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha #602 (serial #68518, class E-3). This was the last one of 3 in the last class of Pacifics built for the CMO. According to one on-line source, these were the heaviest Pacifics to be built for any railroad. It lasted on the roster for nearly 25 years before being scrapped in 1955Specs - serial #68518, E-3 class, massive 75" drivers, impressive 260 psi boiler pressure, 25x28" cylinders, engine weight of 347,000 lb and 51,567 lb tractive effort. No date, location or photographer was listed for this photo which is now part of my rr collection. Approximate location and date were used for posting.

A massive 4-6-2 Pacific delivered by Alco-Schenectady in November of 1930 to the Omaha Road sits idle in the Proviso Yards in Chicago, IL. This was the last one of only 3 in the last class of Pacifics for the CMO and according to one on-line source, these were the heaviest Pacifics to be built for any railroad. Specs - serial #68518, E-3 class, massive 75" drivers, impressive 260 psi boiler pressure, 25x28" cylinders, engine weight of 347,000 lb and 51,567 lb tractive effort. Max Miller photo