Re: SR&RL No. 8 wreck on 8/11/1917 -- 100 years ago today
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Here is another picture of No. 8, as she appeared in better days. Built by Baldwin in 1907 (c/n 31826) as a twin of B&SR No. 6 (the two railroads placed a joint order with Baldwin), she was the SR&RL's premier passenger engine for the first decade after the 1908 consolidation.
-Philip Marshall
-Philip Marshall
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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