| Long and powerful are the two best descriptive words to use on this Alco-Schenectady built 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomtoive. Constructed in August of 1937 as UP 811 (serial #68819, class FEF-1), the loco served until retirement in September of 1956. Specs - 77" drivers, impressive 300 psi boiler pressure, 24.5x32" cylinders, engine weight of 465,000 lb, tractive effort of 63,500 lb. This is a Jack A. Pfeifer photo. |