Richard writes ... Richard writes ... This photo is the unofficial Baldwin Locomotive Works builders photo of US Army 2-8-0 S160 steam locomotive #1702 together with the US Army Corps of Engineers design engineers and project managers that were responsible for the design.
The #1702 was one of the first series of US Army 2-8-0s that Baldwin built. These locomotives are well known overseas as the S160 Class, which was the specification number that American Locomotive Company (ALCO) assigned to them.
The photo was taken at the Baldwin Locomotive Works in either October or November 1942. I originally considered the Baldwin location for this photo to be a bit odd since ALCO was credited with the design work, but, since the design work was handled in combination with Baldwin, I can see the reason for the photo being taken there. It also may have been a matter of convenience when these three Army officers were available.
The three US Army officers are (left to right) Colonel E.F. MacFadden, Major J.W. Marsh (he headed up the original design along with the American Locomotive Company and Baldwin Locomotive Works engineering departments), and Colonel W.G. Knight. All three officers served with the US Army Corps of Engineers.
I’ve been searching for this version of this photo for awhile. The Great Smokey Mountain Railway has their own version of it, but marked with their logo, while I wanted the original unmarked version. The locomotive #1702 still exists and is in operation with the Great Smokey Mountain Railway.
This photo was released to the US public and newspapers in early November 1942, but it did not receive much publication and I’ve never discovered it in any of the US railroad technical magazines during the war period.
One US newspaper that printed the photo was the Adrian, Michigan 'Daily Telegraph’ in their November 5, 1942 edition. The 557 Locomotive Restoration Company (which is overhauling the Alaskan Railroad’s Army 2-8-0 #557 in Alaska) located their photo and added it to their Facebook site.
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