RAIL: FREIGHT
1889
Reading “Black Diamond” Last One Surviving
2-2-2T Inspection Engine
TYPE
Baldwin Locomotive Works
BUILDER
The "Black Diamond" is the sole surviving steam inspection engine. It was used by the President of Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Co. and other railroad executives on short business or inspection trips. The "Black Diamond" is 22'9" in length and weighs 26,300 pounds. It is believed the engine could attain a maximum speed of 60 mph.