During the steam era, locomotives with a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement, were the everyday workhorses assigned to freight train service on most American railroads. Railfan photographer Fred C. Stoes, captured on film New York Central Railroad 2-8-2 steam locomotive # 2712, pulling a fast freight train past the Belfontaine passenger train station in 1946. This photograph and many other historical ones like this, can be found at my Link page Yesteryear Depot.Com, which is located to the right of your computer screen at www.yesteryeardepot.com
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
New York Central 2-8-2 steam locomotive # 2712 pulling a freight train past the depot. Belfontaine Ohio. 1946.
During the steam era, locomotives with a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement, were the everyday workhorses assigned to freight train service on most American railroads. Railfan photographer Fred C. Stoes, captured on film New York Central Railroad 2-8-2 steam locomotive # 2712, pulling a fast freight train past the Belfontaine passenger train station in 1946. This photograph and many other historical ones like this, can be found at my Link page Yesteryear Depot.Com, which is located to the right of your computer screen at www.yesteryeardepot.com
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