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Pictures of RDG 560
Owner:
Reading Railroad
Model:
BLW 4-6-0
Built As:
Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:
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Frame Number:
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Notes:
1890, camelback, reblt 1920's
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Title:
RDG 4-6-0C #560 - Philadelphia & Reading (Reading)
Description:
Both RDG 560 & its sister #556 are sitting in the Newton, PA, yard with steam up and ready to roll. Built by Burham, Wms & Co (Baldwin) in 1890, this was originally an L1-a class. Original specifics - 61.5" drivers, modest 145 psi boiler pressure for its double set of 20x24" cylinders, engine weight of 136,525 lb, modest tractive effort of 19,239. Between 1921-29, the class was rebuilt by Reading shops and reclassified as their L-3se class as it appears here. Superheated, it produced an impressive 200 psi boiler pressure and delivered an improved tractive effot of 34,785 lb. No photographer listed for this photo. I have to admit, I find the camelback locos weird but fascinating creatures in the history of railroading!
Photo Date:
6/22/1933
Upload Date:
1/27/2015 6:45:17 AM
Location:
Newton, PA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
RDG 560(4-6-0)
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