Arthur B. Johnson caught this beautiful 4-8-2 being checked by a crew member while in the Springfield, MO, yard. This class of 4-8-2's were Frisco rebuilds reusing all parts of earlier 2-10-2s above the running gear. #4400-4412 (oil burners) pulled both freight and passenger trains Specs -serial #49412 class 4400, 70" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 29x32" cylinders, engine weight of 449,760 lb, tractive effort of 68,626 lb. |