My great, great uncle Robert F. McKee, Sr., was a design engineer at Baldwin and he would give my father different Baldwin Locomotive Works builder's cards when my father would visit him in Collingswood, New Jersey. This massive 2-8-8-4 M-3, number 222, was built for the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway. According to the specifications listed on the back of the builder's card this engine had a total weight of 1,131,675 lbs, and a tractive force of 140,000 lbs. I am a big fan of articulated steam locomotives, so I am glad this card was in my father's collection. This Baldwin Locomotive Works builders photo card is from the John R. Doughty collection.
