2-8-2 4143 at PIttsburg, Kansas on June 5, 1947 (G. Sisk).
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This photograph is the only one that I’ve seen to show a locomotive this large to enter Pittsburg, KS. The 4143 had a Cooper’s rating of E-63, and could have gotten to Pittsburg via the Girard Branch from the north or via the Parson Sub from Cherokee. Both lines had a Bridge Rating of E-63. I doubt if the locomotive used the Girard Branch, since it had rail that was 70 lbs and less. The Parson Sub had 75lbs to 85lbs rail.