The Alaska Railroad's real No.1 is shown working out of Anchorage in 1916 in this photo from Norman W. Engle from page 981 THE ALASKA
RAILROAD by Bernadine Prince. Built in July 1915 she was Construction No 47317 by Alco Rogers Works. 27"6" Long, 44" drivers, 14" X 22"
cyls 84" wheelbase. Weighing 82000 pounds, with a water tank capacity of 1700 gallons, she developed 2320 tons tractive effort on level track. For extended range she operated with a slope back tender in the early years.

Some cab modifications were made prior to 1934 which extended the coal bunker to the top of the roof and opened the roof for loading. A steam turbine and electric lights were also added. The tender was dropped and it appears she was used as a yard goat in her later years. By 1935 the loco was photographed out of service in the Fairbanks yard missing air tanks.

Clayton Tinkham photographed the locomotive 10 years later in the Anchorage yard on Sept. 24, 1945 and it was virtually unchanged and still out of service. Formally retired in 1946 she went to scrap in 1947 at Bethlehem Steel in Seattle.

Photo courtesy of Clayton Tinkham

Both photos and text submitted by Pat Durand