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DMCR 1597 As New

Locomotive 1597 (as delivered new)





Meanings of DMCR's locomotive markings:


B14SL = "Berkshire", 4-8-2 (4+8+2=14), Locomotive Type (S-1/S-2/S-3), "Locomotive"
B14ST = "Berkshire", 4-8-2 (4+8+2=14), Locomotive Type (S-1/S-2/S-3), "Tender"

PS = Rostered for Passenger Service (these locomotives can/will still pull freight trains, on occasion.)
FS = Rostered for Freight Service (these locomotives can/will still pull passenger trains, on occasion.)
YD = Rostered for Yard Duty (these locomotives "live" almost entirely in whatever yard they're assigned to; rarely leaving the yard even for relocation to a new yard.)
DS = Rostered for Dual Service (these locomotives are capable of pulling passenger, or freight, with no worries of excessive wear; such as the wear of running a freight locomotive at its top speed while filling-in for a passenger locomotive.)

Det MI = Where is this locomotive's home yard? City Abbreviation - State (DETroit MIchigan)
BLT # - # - ## = BuiLT MM - DD - 19YY
BLT # - # - 2## = BuiLT MM - DD - 20YY

DM&Cry = Detroit Mackinac & Continental Railway
DMCR = Detroit Mackinac & Continental Railway

DMCR ####T CAPY.S = "Below are the listed capacities/weights, in pounds (everything), gallons (water), and sometimes tons (coal), for this railcar." From top-to-bottom, in the following order: Tender's empty-weight, total weight of tender+water+fuel when filled to max capacity, Water - weight in gallons then pounds, Coal - weight in tons then pounds; all followed by a reminder to not surpass the loading limits of the rail equipment.