Interesting photo of a 1914 Baldwin 4-6-2 Pacific originally built as Pere Marquette #727 but absorbed into the C&O roster much later. Original PM specs - PM class SP2, 73" drivers, 190 psi boiler pressure, 25x28" cylinders, engine weight of 257,000 lb, tractive effort of 38,716 lb. The class was retired between 1948-49. No date or location was given for the photo. B.F. Cutler photo |