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== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
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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, serial 45549 | ** Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, May 1917, serial 45549 | ||
** The Dierks Forest #207. Was used by a lumber company, Dierks Forest, for hauling lumber in southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas and was moved to Tulsa’s fairgrounds in 1963. | |||
** This is an oil-fired locomotive. The tender contains a large oil tank. | ** 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 turbo generator is mounted on the same platform as the headlight. | ||
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** The floor of the tender is wood. | ** The floor of the tender is wood. | ||
** Walschaerts valve gear | ** Walschaerts valve gear | ||
** Two sand-boxes, one in front of the first driver, the second behind the last driver. | |||
== 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>] | ||
* [https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=106777 "Prairie 2-6-2 in Tulsa", <i>Chaski.org</i>] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:20, 19 June 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, serial 45549
- The Dierks Forest #207. Was used by a lumber company, Dierks Forest, for hauling lumber in southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas and was moved to Tulsa’s fairgrounds in 1963.
- 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
- Two sand-boxes, one in front of the first driver, the second behind the last driver.