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Bangor and Aroostook engine 100, 1929
Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society

Bangor and Aroostook engine 100, 1929

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Description

In 1929 Bangor and Aroostook Railroad purchased three American Locomotive Company "Mountain" 4-8-2 engines, engines 100, 101, 102.

With 63-inch diameter drive wheels and weighing over 550,000 pounds with a fully loaded tender, these engines pulled both fast freight and heavy passenger trains.

This photograph is an American Locomotive Company promotional photograph.

 

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For more information about this item, contact:

Oakfield Historical Society
PO Box 176, Oakfield, ME 04763
(207) 757-8575
http://www.oakfieldmuseum.org

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LC Subject Headings

Locomotives
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company--Equipment and supplies
100 (Locomotive)
Publicity photographs
Promotional materials

Other Keywords

B and A Trains steam engine ALCO Bangor and Aroostook Railroad locomotive American Locomotive Company

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