Friday, December 11, 2015

PPIE: Mallet Articulated Locomotive



TYPE OF MALLET ARTICULATED LOCOMOTIVE
EXHIBITED BY SOUTHERN PACIFIC AT
PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
INTERESTING FACTS CONCERNING THE MALLET CONSOLIDATED TYPE OF LOCOMOTIVE ARE
Length of Engine and Tender, 105 feet 6 inches  ~~   Height 15 feet 6 inches
total Wheel Base 90 feet 4 inches  ~~   Oil burning Tractive Effort 94,880 pounds 

CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE 1915 PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
in San Francisco
&
THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1939-40 WORLD'S FAIRS
in New York and San Francisco
Look for more World's Fair Postcards on the Postcardy Blog on Fridays.
To view past World's Fair posts, click here or on the exposition label.

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