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* [http://ibls.org/files/2018/Prairie_2-6-2_Loco_at_ExpoSquare_TulsaOK_2018March Photos of 2-6-2 exhibited at Expo Square in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photos by Daris A Nevil, March 2018.] | * [http://ibls.org/files/2018/Prairie_2-6-2_Loco_at_ExpoSquare_TulsaOK_2018March Photos of 2-6-2 exhibited at Expo Square in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photos by Daris A Nevil, March 2018.] | ||
** Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, May 1917 | |||
** This is an oil-fired locomotive. The tender contains a large oil tank. | |||
** The turbo generator is mounted on the same platform as the headlight. | |||
** The trailing truck looks like it was fabricated from forge steel, not castings. | |||
** The cylinder cocks are manually operated. The control rods were removed on the engineer side and are laying on the ground. | |||
** The boiler platform is made of wood. | |||
** The floor of the tender is wood. | |||
** Walschaerts valve gear | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-6-2 "2-6-2", <i>Wikipedia</i>] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-6-2 "2-6-2", <i>Wikipedia</i>] |
Revision as of 11:41, 15 May 2018
Photos
- Photos of 2-6-2 exhibited at Expo Square in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photos by Daris A Nevil, March 2018.
- Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, May 1917
- This is an oil-fired locomotive. The tender contains a large oil tank.
- The turbo generator is mounted on the same platform as the headlight.
- The trailing truck looks like it was fabricated from forge steel, not castings.
- The cylinder cocks are manually operated. The control rods were removed on the engineer side and are laying on the ground.
- The boiler platform is made of wood.
- The floor of the tender is wood.
- Walschaerts valve gear