Last week's featured locomotive had a 4-6-6-4 wheel arrangement. The Western Pacific Locomotive pictured on the front of this post card has graduated to a 2-8-8-2 wheel arrangement - also a Mallet locomotive. This one was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadephia, Pennsylvania in 1938. Just like last week, this locomotive in the picture was owned by Western Pacific Railway. The story of the railroad company is in the blog from two weeks ago so I will not repeat it here. When built, the 2-8-8-2s of the Western Pacific Railroad were among the most powerful steam locomotives in the world. They were not fast; but, they were powerful!! Just like last week, the post card was published by Bob Fremming.
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