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Date: July 28, 1951 
Location: Spokane, WA
Photographer: Ron V. Nixon
Railroad: Northern Pacific Railway
Caption: "The #315 is making its connection in Spokane, WA on this summer day led by Class Q-4 4-6-2 number 2222. She was built at Alco's Schenectady plant and delivered to the NP in August, 1910. Although she is is leading a less glamorous consist, she hauled the North Coast Limited out of Missoula, MT for many years and then was later assigned to haul NP #221 and #222 locals on the Rocky Mountain Division. She is famous because of her number and her association with RVN. He was the dispatcher that issued : "ORDER NO. 222. C&E NO 222. ENG. 2222 RUN 2 HOURS LATE TOWNSEND TO LOGAN DSC." She was dismantled in September 1953 at South Tacoma." |