CPRR Locomotive -113 FALCON 1869
Summary
Central Pacific Railroad locomotive No. 113 "FALCON" at Argenta, Nevada, March 1, 1869, with UPRR engineer Jacob Blickensderfer (left) and CPRR engineer Lewis Metzler Clement (right) sitting on its pilot inspecting the track as members of the U.S. Special Pacific Railroad Commission. Locomotive built by Danforth Locomotive Works, Paterson, NJ (4-4-0, 4.8' drivers, 15" cylinders, 22" stroke)
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1869 in rail transport in the united states
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central pacific railroad
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first transcontinental railroad
number 113 on rail vehicles
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paterson
new jersey
Date
01/03/1869
Source
The Cooper Collection of U.S. Railroad History (The uploader's private collection.)
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Copyright info
public domain