| With a head of steam, this 2-8-2 Mikado stands in the Brandon, Manitoba, yard waiting for orders. Built by the Canadian Locomotive Works in January of 1921, it served for nearly 39 years before meeting up with the scrapper's torch in March of 1960. Specs - serial #1677, class S-1-e, 63" drivers, 180 psi boiler pressure, 27x30" cylinders, engine weight of 276,000 lb, tractive effort of 53,113 lb. Arthur B. Johnson photo |