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Description Postcard of a Southern Pacific forward cab locomotive en:Southern Pacific class AM-2 with the passenger train Overland Limited at Reno, Nevada. This is locomotive #4202. This type of locomotive was built and delivered to the railroad in 1911 as an en:Southern Pacific class MM-2. Later modified to have a 4 wheel truck after 1914, and modified to be a simple articulated locomotive during the 1920's; reclassified as AM-2.
Date Not mailed. This type of locomotive went on the road in 1914. This is likely circa late 1910's or later. However, not past 1938, as all AM-2 class locomotives were renumbered under the 3900 series. By 1948, all locomotives of this type were out of service on Southern Pacific.
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Author C.T. Photochrom--likely Curt Teich-a company that produced many postcards over the years.
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current03:46, 1 January 2015Thumbnail for version as of 03:46, 1 January 20151,495 × 943 (391 KB)Renamed user 995577823Xyn (talk | contribs)cropped and auto corrected
03:45, 1 January 2015Thumbnail for version as of 03:45, 1 January 20151,600 × 2,400 (785 KB)Renamed user 995577823Xyn (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=Postcard of a Southern Pacific forward cab locomotive en:Southern Pacific class AC-8 with the passenger train Overland Limited at Reno, Nevada. This is locomotive #4202. This type of locomotive was built and delivered...

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