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Title
Locomotive in Sacramento
Date Created and/or Issued
08/06/1917
Contributing Institution
Sacramento Public Library
Collection
Sacramento Room Photographs
Rights Information
This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Description
This is a photo of the mounting of the first consolidation locomotive on wheels in Sacramento. The photo was taken by author and collector Grahame H. Hardy in 1917. Consolidation refers to the wheel arrangement on the axle that allowed trains to haul freight.
Type
image
Identifier
PH-2019-32
http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll1/id/4043
Subject
Train Stations
Railroads
Railroad, Sacramento Valley
Railroad Shops and Yards
Railroad Locomotives
Source
Sacramento Room Photograph Collection

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