Erie Railroad Engine 299
C4 Class 0-8-0
This July 1939 photograph shows one of only two Class C-4 locomotives on the Erie. Number 299 was built in November, 1916 by Alco-Brooks as Buffalo Creek number 24 and was acquired by the Erie in 1939. It saw service until its scrapping in 1950.
References
- Photo used with the kind permission of Phil Soyring of Phil's Rail Photos.
- Best, Gerald M. 1974. All Time Erie Locomotive Roster, Railroad History No. 131. Boston, MA: Railway & Locomotive Historical Society.