The Old 700
by Wes and Dotty Weber
Title
The Old 700
Artist
Wes and Dotty Weber
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Built in 1938 as a 4-8-4 Northern Pacific Class A design with locomotive and tender weighing almost 440 tons and a boiler pressure of 260 psi, her 77″ diameter drivers can apply 5,000 horsepower to the rails and exceed 80 mph. It is oil fired, and features design specified roller bearings throughout which was quite advanced for the era.
This beautiful example of the latter years of steam locomotive development pulled the famous Empire Builder until that train was dieselized in 1947. She continued to faithfully provide passenger service from Portland up the Columbia River Gorge to Spokane until 1956, and in 1958 the 700 was ultimately placed on permanent display at Oaks Park in SE Portland. Returned to operation in 1990, she is lovingly operated and maintained by the all-volunteer Pacific Railroad Preservation Association.
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December 16th, 2013
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Comments (6)
Debra Baldwin
Congratulations on being featured on the Gallery Wall...Love the smoke and trees along with the train.
Andrea Ribeiro
Awesome capture, Wes and Doty, love it! Congratulations on your feature on The Gallery Wall group!!! l/f/t
CJ Anderson
Congratulations, Wes and Dotty! Your amazing capture of this 1938 Baldwin Locomotive was chosen to grace the homepage of THE GALLERY WALL Group.
Nadine and Bob Johnston
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