All photos are copyright by George Elwood, from my collection with credit to the photographer or by the submitter. The photos may be used by individuals for their personal non-commercial use (screen savers, modeling effort, photo albums) without restriction. Reposting or other use REQUIRES permission from the owner of the image or data.
Enclosed is a photo of the New York Central Commodore Vanderbilt, streamlined steam locomotive which was completed in December 1934 at the Albany, New York shops. Practically everything on the locomotive, except the trucks, trailer and drive wheels are completely enclosed by a metal covering that reduces wind resistance materially. The tender is also covered. Behind the ladders at the front of the engine leading to the catwalks and around the hidden smokestack are tubular recesses which serve as wind scoops, lifting the smoke high above the locomotive when it is in motion. The Commodore Vanderbilt is a 4-6-4 that is 96 feet long and weighs 228 tons.
Photo and information provided by the "Kalamazoo Model Railroad Historical Society". Contributor was our member Dick Kishpaugh who obtained the photo from Carl Kantola, 576 Jamaica Blvd. NCAB, Toms River, NJ 08753.
Kalamazoo Model Railroad Historical Society
9336 Riverview Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49004
Phone: (616) 343-8269
Last Updated - 05 Sep 2021