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Negative 12321-D; Unidentified Atlantic, Mississippi, & Ohio Railroad Locomotive on flat cars reading Lovell's Locomotive Express
Email received from Hayes_h@centurytel.net on 7/22/2004:
Accidentally came across this image. It is Figure 108 in
> the recently published book "Mason Steam Locomotives"
> (Heimberger House, 2004) by Arthur W. Wallace. Wallace
> identifies it as the 519th locomotive built by the Mason
> Machine Works of Taunton, Massachusetts, #87 of the
> Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad, Va. & Tenn.
> Division. It was delivered October 27, 1873, was of 5'
> gauge, with 16 x 24" cylinders and 54" drivers. Weight is
> listed as 65,200 lbs. but some sources indicate 64,900 lbs.
> Just thought you might like to be able to identify
> this "unidentified" locomotive.
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