With a head of steam ready, this Baldwin 2-8-0 Consolidation sits in the Salem, MA, yard in anticipation of its next job. Built in February of 1913, the loco served the B&M unitl it was retired and scrapped in July of 1953. Specs - serial #39337, K-8b class, 61" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 24x30" cylinders, engine weight of 219,400 lb, tractive effort of 48,200 lb. Arthur B Johnson photo |