2-10-2 TYPE

CLASS Sf 2-10-2 SANTA FE TYPE

The Maine Central owned eight 2-10-2 locomotives built by ALCO in Schenectady, all purchased from the Boston & Maine. Six were built in 1920 and two in 1923. They were acquired in six different years from 1937 to 1947. The following photographs show the Maine Central's 2-10-2's before and after the acquisitions.

BUILDER'S PORTRAIT OF Sf 656

The Maine Central acquired B&M 3029 in October 1944. Scrapped in 1950.

651 was acquired in December 1936, the first B&M 2-10-2 to be purchased. Built in 1920.

Scrapped in 1951. Edwin K. Heath photographed ex B&M 3000 at Rigby in 1937.

Sf Class 654 was photographed at Augusta in 1948.

Ex B&M 3009 was built in 1920, acquired in August 1940 and scrapped in December 1948.

Sf Class Number 655 was acquired in September 1944 and scrapped in June 1953.

Built in 1923, ex B&M 3020 was photographed by Phil H. Bonnet.

B&M 3020 ( MEC 655) is at the Hoosac Tunnel.

B&M 3020 became Maine Central 655 in 1944

B&M 3020 at the Westboro ash pit. The automatic train control box was removed by the MEC.

B&M 3020 (MEC 655) was built in 1923 with a vestibule cab.

Sf Class 657 was built in 1920 as B&M 3005, acquired in April 1946 and scrapped in December 1948.