GN F-8 Class 2-8-0
(Original Class 51, 51A)
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GN F-8 Class 2-8-0 (Original Class 51, 51A) |
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Built: Between 10/1901 and 12/1907 |
Cylinders: 20"x32" |
Engine weight: 195,000 lbs.
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Builders: - Rogers - Alco-Rogers - Baldwin (BLW) |
Driver diameter: 55" |
Weight on drivers: 180,000 lbs.
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Number series: 1140 - 1264 |
Boiler pressure: Design: 210 psi. Operating: 180 psi. |
Tractive effort: 41,540 lbs. |
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GN F-8 2-8-0 #1245 Superior, WI September 1952 |
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GN F-8 Class 2-8-0 1147 on public display at Wenatchee, WA |
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Click for map to #1147 |
Photos taken July 27, 2000 |
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GN F-8 Class 2-8-0 1246 awaiting restoration at Merrill, OR |
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Click for map to #1246 |
Photos taken by Lindsay Korst July 18, 2002 |
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Sources and additional reading:
Railroad History 143 - Great Northern Railway published by the RLHS
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