Bangor and Aroostook engine 100, 1929
Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society
Item 14811
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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.
Other Information
- Title: Bangor and Aroostook engine 100, 1929
- Creator: American Locomotive Company
- Creation Date: 1929
- Subject Date: 1929
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 25 x 60
- Object Type: Image
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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