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Owner: Pere Marquette
Model:Lima 2-8-4Built As:PM 1201 (2-8-4)
Serial Number:7737Order No:1143
Frame Number:26X34 cylinders, 69" driversBuilt:9/1937
Notes:9/1937, class N, re# C&O 2685 in 1947, scrapped 1954
Other locos with this serial:  PM 1201(2-8-4)
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PM 2-8-4 #1201 - Pere Maquette
Title:  PM 2-8-4 #1201 - Pere Maquette
Description:  Built by Lima in September of 1937 (serial #7737, class N), this beefy 2-8-4 Berkshire, PM #1201, served the Pere Marquette Railway well until being merged into the C&O roster in 1947. A year before that, the driver size was increased to 70" in 1946. It lasted on the C&O roster until being scrapped in 1954. Original specs - 69" drivers, impressive 245 psi boiler pressure, 26x34" cylinders, engine weight of 436,500 lb, tractive effort of 69,350 lb. Ralph H. Payne photo
Photo Date:  11/2/1947  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 6:36:58 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  PM 1201(2-8-4)
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