GN 0-8-0 #859 - Great Northern         
This good looking 0-8-0 steam switcher was rebuilt by the Great Northern shops from a 1901 Brooks class F-6 2-8-0 and reclassified as a C-2. The loco lasted until being sold for scrap in October of 1952. Rebuilt 0-8-0 specs - 55" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 21x32" cylinders, engine weight of 204,000 lb, tractive effort of 45,780 lb. No date, location or photographer was listed for this older reprint.
Date: 6/1/1940 Location: Unknown, MN Views: 130 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: GN 859(0-8-0)    Author:  Gary Everhart
GN 0-8-0 #859 - Great Northern
Picture Categories: Roster,Yard,Steam This picture is part of album:  GN STEAM ALBUM
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