Steam & Excursion > Even Among The Clutter Of This Facility, She's Still Impressive!

The shops at Missoula, Montana in July, 1957 were not exactly the tidiest place on the Northern Pacific's Railroad system.  Out behind the shops was more that the usual clutter.  Still, sitting prominently there we find one of NP's impressive 2-8-8-2's, #4025.

She does not have many days in service left as the will soon be stricken from the roster in favor of the new diesels that are arriving almost daily by this late date.  For now, though, she still is impressive.

Martin



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 04/14/21 03:32 by LoggerHogger.

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Northern Pacific Z-3 2-8-8-2 #4025 was frequently used on the Lookout Pass line to Wallace, Idaho.  One of her last trips took her to Arlee, MT on January 9, 1958.  
Steam Locomotive List (morphotoarchive.org)
#4025 was a 1920 Alco product and was scrapped at South Tacoma on March 4, 1958.  
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/14/21 08:33 by WoodwardEJ.

Good old Mallet, not the fastest but will give you a good solid days work.

Note that there is no means to deliver sand to the drivers of the low pressure engine.  It must have been pretty anemic compared to the high pressure engine.
 

Elesco Wrote:
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> Note that there is no means to deliver sand to the
> drivers of the low pressure engine.  It must have
> been pretty anemic compared to the high pressure
> engine.

Aren't there two square boxes for sand on the deck of the front engine?  

HotWater Wrote:
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> Aren't there two square boxes for sand on the deck
> of the front engine?  

Of course -- I didn't think of that!  Sand pipes from the top of the boiler wouldn't be practical because of the lateral motion.
Edit:  They deliver sand to the front engine from the top of the boiler on some articulateds, so they must use flex lines or flex joints.



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 04/14/21 13:18 by Elesco.

That is one small tender for such a large machine.

LJGross Wrote:
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> That is one small tender for such a large machine.

That may have been necessary to help her fit on the existing turntables in the region she was assigned to.

Martin