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Owner: Lehigh & Hudson River
Model:BLW 2-8-2Built As:LHR 70 (2-8-2)
Serial Number:43062Order No:
Frame Number:25X30 cylinders, 56" driversBuilt:3/1916
Notes:3/1916 class 70 Scrapped 11/1950
Other locos with this serial:  LHR 70(2-8-2)
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LHR 2-8-2 #70 - Lehigh & Hudson River
Title:  LHR 2-8-2 #70 - Lehigh & Hudson River
Description:  This is a rare original sepia photo of Lehigh & Hudson River 2-8-2 Mikado #70 as it sat in a yard in Pittsburgh, PA. Built by Baldwin in March of 1916, it served the Lehigh & Hudson River for nearly 34 years before being scrapped in November of 1950. Specs - class 70, 56" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 25x30" cylinders, engine weight of 285,400 lb, tractive effort of 54,070 lb. No date or photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  11/1/1940  Upload Date: 1/31/2023 4:03:08 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  LHR 70(2-8-2)
Views:  194   Comments: 1
LHR 2-8-2 #70 - Lehigh & Hudson River
Title:  LHR 2-8-2 #70 - Lehigh & Hudson River
Description:  This is a balck and white conversion from the sepia colored original photo of Lehigh & Hudson River 2-8-2 Mikado #70 built by Baldiwn in March of 1916. No photographer was listed nor a date for the photo.
Photo Date:  11/1/1940  Upload Date: 1/31/2023 4:03:11 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  LHR 70(2-8-2)
Views:  105   Comments: 0


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