Steam Locomotive #72

| Wheel Arrangement |
2-6-2 |
| Length |
52 feet |
| Weight |
210,000 lbs. |
| Axle Load |
32,000 lbs. |
| Driving Wheel Diameter |
40 inches |
| Cylinder Measurement |
17 x 24 inch |
| Steam Pressure |
200 psi |
| Tractive Effort |
23,100 lbs. |
| Water Capacity |
4,000 gallons |
| Fuel Oil Capacity |
1,000 gallons
(recycled oil) |
Black Hills Central Railroad Engine #7 is a 2-6-2
with tender built by Baldwin Locomotive Works
for the Ozan-Graysonia Lumber Company in 1919.
The locomotive was sold to and operated by the
Caddo and Choctaw Railroad several years later.
The “Seven” was sold to the Prescott and Northwestern
in Northern Arkansas in 1938, and was acquired
by the Black Hills Central Railroad in 1962.

