Locomotive #2649, angle view, 2-8-0 freight, West Springfield, Massachusetts, 8644-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1911-01-18

GUSN

GUSN-384378

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Description

The image shows Locomotive #2649, a 2-8-0 freight train, positioned at an angle. It is situated on railroad tracks in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The locomotive has prominent wheels and visible details on its body and tender, with smoke or steam rising. A tall smokestack is 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 NP013284
B-Series negative 8644-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.590.8644-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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