White Pass & Yukon Route
The arrival and assembly of #71
Created 9-8-00
This locomotive was
unloaded from a ship on 3-26-39. By 4-4-39 it appears
ready to go to work. This was done
in a shop with no heavy lifting equipment!
Pictures were scanned from photos of two album or display pages with small photos. Photos 6 and 8 of the series were not used in the album.
0. Introduction
1. On the ship 3-26-39 (note the 3 dome tank car also arriving)
2. Cab box being unloaded 3-26-39
3. Boiler being unloaded 3-26-39 (note car pusher? behind flat)
4. Tank box being unloaded 3-26-39 (car pusher on right)
5. Cylinder box being unloaded 3-26-39 (car pusher on right)
6. Missing
7. Tender frame being unloaded 3-26-39
8. Missing
9. Tender completed 3-29-39 (note Fordson shop switcher)
10. Frame and running gear completed 3-29-39
11. Boiler added to chassis 3-30-39 (note Fordson shop switcher)
12. Cab added to boiler/chassis 3-30-39
13. Smokebox door and stack 4-1-39 (note Fordson shop switcher)
14. Tender being connected 4-2-39 (note Fordson shop switcher)
15. Finished, ready to go to work 4-4-39
