| Caught sitting at the 63rd Street passenger platform is Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville 4-6-2 Pacific #440. This Monon loco was built by Alco-Brooks in September of 1912 and served well for nearly 35 yeats before being bumped out of the roster when diesels came in under President John Walker Barriger III master upgrade. The loco was sold for scrap in April of 1948. Specs - serial #51674, class K-5, 73" drivers, 185 psi boiler pressure, 23x28" cylinders, engine weight of 227,000 lb, tractive effort of 31,900 lb. The Monon Lafayette Shops rebuilt the loco and increased the boiler pressure to 200 psi and the tractive effort to 34,500 lb. No exact day in September of 1935 was given. Robert M. Hanft photo |