This Decapod (2-10-0) type locomotive was built as #530 by Baldwin, one of eight delivered to the Seaboard Air Line as Class D-3 in 1930 (#529-#536). It was sold to the Gainesville Midland in 1952/53, when it was renumbered #208, and is now on display at the old Union Depot in Winder, GA. You can see another ex SAL / Gainesville Midland decapod on the GM #209 page of this website.
#208 weighs 212,000 lbs and the tender is 137,500 lbs light. It has 56" drivers, 24" x 28" cylinders, a 197 sq ft firebox, 54.3 sq ft grate and a combined heating surface of 2,896 sq ft, including 533 sq ft superheating. At a boiler pressure of 190 psi, it delivered 46,510 lbs tractive effort.
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Gainesville Midland #208 Location
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Douglas van Veelen's The Gainesville Midland and her Sister Short Lines published in 2006 details the history of the Gainesville Midland and its predecessor lines, the Gainesville, Jefferson & Southern and the Walton Railroad. (click on the cover to search for this book on Bookfinder.com).
