An engineer gives this 1904 Burnham, Wms & Co 4-4-2 a good oiling before its next run. Specs - class 542, 79" drivers, 220 psi boiler pressure, 15x26" high pressure cylinders, 25x26" low pressure cylinders, engine weight of 208,110 lb, tractive effort of 20,364 lb. Quite a few of this class were scrapped in the 1920's with the remainder being simplified. Robert Graham photo |