This 1941 Mikado was one of only twelve built by Lima for the DTI, beginning in 1940 and ending with #811 in 1944. Specifics - class 800, 63" diameter drivers, 23" x 30" cylinders, a 260 psi boiler pressure, they exerted 55,671 pounds of tractive effort and each weighed 369,500 pounds, 8 wheel tenders. All were scrapped between 1953-56. J. Bowie photo |