Steam & Excursion > MT1 with the Oakland Lark

Mountain type 4307 is from the first batch of 10 locomotives delivered by Alco-Schnectady to the SP in 1923. She is pulling the Oakland section of the Lark #73 past the Fruitvale, California station. Originally she had a 120-c2 tender with four wheel trucks which was replaced by a 120-c3 tender with 6 wheel trucks in 1924 shown here. She received the skyline casing in 1940. This photo is circa 1930.

Note the catenary from the East Bay Electric lines subsidiary of SP.

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She still had great looking lines before she 'went to Hollywood' . . . . thanks for posting this rather rare photo . . . 

Craig
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Looks like she has the green boiler jacket and cylinder covers.

Earliest shot I have seen of this engine. I have the builders plate. Thanks for sharing.

Mike

WP282 Wrote:
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> Earliest shot I have seen of this engine. I have
> the builders plate. Thanks for sharing.
>
> Mike

Here's a later pic of the same engine: http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?10,3096551,3097169#msg-3097169

Mike