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RFP 4-6-2 #262 - Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Title:  RFP 4-6-2 #262 - Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Description:  This sharp looking loco is an example of a 1912 Alco-Richmond Pacific, class 56. It had tall 73" drivers and could generate a boiler pressure of 200 psi for its 22"x28" cylnders. The engine weight was 235,000 lb and it could produce a tractive effort of 34,741 lb. The date is approximate. Warren W. McCleary photo
Photo Date:  6/1/1930  Upload Date: 5/8/2014 5:35:19 PM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  RFP 262(4-6-2)
Views:  614   Comments: 0
RFP 4-6-2 #301 - Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Title:  RFP 4-6-2 #301 - Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Description:  Here is another sharp looking example a 1918 Pacific loco built by Alco-Richmond as #10. It had very tall 75" drivers and developed 200 psi of boiler pressure for its 26"x28" cylinders. The engine weight started out at 285,000 lbs. and produced a tractive effort of 42,800 lbs. but in 1926 the RF&P shops rebuilt it to increase firebox size and was renumbered to 301. As a result, it increased the weight to 319,600 lb with no appreciable change in tractive effort. The entire class was scrapped in 1950 when RF&P dieselized. The date is an approximation. Warren W. McCleary Jr photo
Photo Date:  6/1/1930  Upload Date: 5/8/2014 5:35:25 PM
Location:  Richmond, VA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  RFP 301(4-6-2)
Views:  1402   Comments: 2


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