This is the most powerful of the metric gauge steam locomotives of Companhia Paulista: the Henschel 4-10-2, which had 23 tons of traction power. Its nickname was Jibóia (boa constrictor), the biggest of the tropical snakes. A unit is preserved at the Museu de Tecnologia de São Paulo (Technological Museum of São Paulo State). A copy of this photo, originally from the Companhia Paulista collection, was kindly sent by Nilson Rodrigues, from São Paulo SP.



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