| This loco has one of the most ornate side valence of any steam locomotive and it added a distinctive, classy flair to it IMHO. Alco-Schenectady built the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western 4-6-2 Pacific type #1136 in June of 1917 (serial #64283). The loco was streamlined in 1937 with the addition of the side valence above the drivers. Unfortunately during its service, it was wrecked in May of 1948 at the Delaware Water Gap and was scrapped afterward. Specs - 79" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 25x28" cylinders, engine wt of 301,000 lb and tractive force of 39,430 lb. The photo was taken by Frank M Seiffert Jr. |