| Here is page two of a five-page article by Charles Kerr, Jr., entitled "The Steam Turbine: Coal's New Hope." It was published originally in the June 1947 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 15. Top Photo Caption: "It is easy to control the S-2 by means of the gearshift style throttle lever, which the engineer has moved to forward position. To back up, he merely pulls lever to the left and rear." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6200, the S-2 (6-8-6) "Steam Turbine" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September of 1944, rated at 6,900 horsepower, and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years' service. |