CA 4-6-2 #5283 - Chicago & Alton  Contributor's Pick!       
Built by Alco-Brooks in 1910 as a class I-5A Pacific carrying the number 628, it was renumbered after the 1929 B&O take over of the Chicago & Alton. Specifitcs - original class I-5A later reclassified as P-14s, 80" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 23x28" cylinders, engine weight of 248,000 lb, tractive effort of 31,476 lb. Unknown photographer.
Date: 10/1/1936 Location: Chicago, IL   Map Show Chicago on a rail map Views: 229 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: CA 5283(4-6-2)    Author:  Gary Everhart
CA 4-6-2 #5283 - Chicago & Alton
Picture Categories: Roster,Yard,Steam This picture is part of album:  Chicago & Alton Pacifics
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Alan Fricker General I wonder if this photo wasn't taken in the Chicago area. Looking at the tender to loco's right, might that not be from a Pere Marquette steamer? 11/15/2015 10:40:35 AM

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