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McCloud River Railroad Company Locomotive #27 Alco 2-8-2 Built- 1917 c/n- 57291 Drivers- 48" Cylinders- 20x28 Weight- 195,000 lbs. Boiler pressure- 180 lbs. Tractive effort- 35,700 lbs. |
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| The #27 on the McCloud turntable shortly after arriving from Alaska. The railroad has applied the new number but has yet to letter the locomotive. T.E. Glover collection. |
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| Another shot of the newly arrived #27, perhaps taken at the same time as the above image. Photograph courtesy of Heritage Junction Museum of McCloud, Inc. |
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| Another shot of newly arrived #27 with a leased Western Pacific caboose in McCloud. Photo from the Travis Berryman collection. |
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| The #27 resting between assignments in McCloud. |
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| The #27 rolling onto the turntable later in its career. |
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| The #27 rolling a westbound freight from Lookout through Car A in 1948, about a year after recieving the Vanderbuilt tender. |
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| The #27 on the roundhouse lead on 17 July 1950. |
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| The #27 switching in the McCloud yards on 26 April 1951. |
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| The #27 sitting on the ready tracks in front of the McCloud roundhouse, which is just visible in the background. George Landrock collection. |
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| A rare color shot of the #27 in McCloud. T.E. Glover collection. |
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