Locomotive #2649, side view, 2-8-0 freight, West Springfield, Massachusetts, 8643-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1911-01-18

GUSN

GUSN-384377

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Description

The image shows a side view of Locomotive #2649, a 2-8-0 freight train, situated in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The locomotive is on railway tracks, with visible steam emitting from it and a person visible in the engine cab area. Industrial buildings and other rail yard elements are visible in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
locomotives
roundhouses
exterior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013283
B-Series negative 8643-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

Reference Code

PC015.002.590.8643-B

Places

West Springfield (Hampden County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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