ALCO 39637 No. 29 (for Billcody) by junge1
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I dedicate this upload to my brother Wolfgang (billcody) who is a railroad fan.
This steam locomotive was built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) at Pittsburg Works in May 1906.
According to the 'Grand Canyon Railway Territorial Times', No. 29 served on the Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad in northern Michigan hauling iron ore to the Marquette docks 20 miles away for nearly 30 years after which it sat idle for 30 years and then was converted from coal to oil fuel in August 1989.
This locomotive was used until recently during the summer months to haul the train between Williams and the south rim of the Grand Canyon, but is has become too costly. This locomotive uses 1,000 gallons of fuel oil versus the 245 gallons used by the current engines for the trip.
No. 29 is now used only on special occasions.
This picture was taken on 28 August 2011,
Sig...
Comments (33)
Very nice shot, Sig. And I really enjoyed the history. TFS!
What a beauty!, Bravo Sig
Gorgeous Shot and clarity
É magnifica, obrigado também pelo texto informativo meu amigo, aplausos (5)
beautiful engine
Fantastic shot and machine!
Really COOL!!!!! I love steam engines.. A Fave! Rob
What a superb capture Sig! :)
great capture
Beautiful Shot! Gorgeous old Engine.....
Beautiful Shot! Gorgeous old Engine.....
BTW: The wheel arrangement for this locomotive is given as 2-8-0!!
Wonderful shot, Sig! A fav, what else? and the history was very helpfull! Our home railway exists no longer; the tracks were sold to China; the made a good price. Its a shame; some years ago they discussed about a museum railway, but this is history forever.. Good night for the moment.
Nice shot! I believe it should be ALCO, right?
fabulous image and dedi!!!
What a great old loco.
Very lovely engine... at least they didn't scrap it.... Great capture
Fabulous capture Sig i'm a rail buff also. Love this and yep a 2-8-0 config.. Into my fav lol..
Beautiful old train.
This reminds me of the locomotive you and I saw when we drove through the mountains and stopped at that park. That one was covered in little boys, as I recall. :P Wonderful capture!
You have a trained eye for a good pic!
Awesome capture- thanks for sharing! :)
SUPERB shot/scene!
Awesome capture of this classic old beauty!!
Fantastic shot.
Nice shot I rember my grand dad telling me about these trains. Nice shot boy as always, not bad for someone that started college at age 35. Great shot really just have to give you a hard time.
Superb capture my friend.
fantastic foto.
Very nice shot!
superbe machine