This Harrison Jumbo engine at Pinckneyville is only the third traction engine of this model that I have seen. One is at Old Threshers at Mt. Pleasant, and the second one was on a side road off of US Highway 63 between Columbia and Jeff City, Missouri. The Jumbo and a Frick engine were occupying an abandoned home site, and were both quietly oxidizing in the early 1970's when I was going to college at Mizzou. By the time I graduated both engines had disappeared, I hope to an engine fancier and not a scrapper.
The tall side mounted rear wheels give this engine a distinctive appearance, and the front mounted water tank really sets it off from the crowd at an engine show.
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