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Owner: Milwaukee Road
Model:Alco 2-6-2Built As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:59780Order No:
Frame Number: Built:
Notes:Brooks, 10/1918, nee- CM&StP 8640, re# in 1938 to MILW 345, retired 4/1955
Other locos with this serial:  MILW 345(2-6-2)
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MILW 2-8-2 #345
Title:  MILW 2-8-2 #345
Description:  This good looking USRA heavyweight Mikado was originally built by Alco-Brooks in October of 1918 as CM&StP #8640 but was renumbered in 1938 to MILW 345. After nearly 37 years of service, the loco was retired in April of 1955 - one of the last in the L-3 class to be scrapped. Specs - L3 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x32" cylinders, engine wt of 320,000 lb and tractive effort of 62,949 lb. This is an Harold K. Vollrath photo.
Photo Date:  10/1/1940  Upload Date: 7/6/2024 5:27:54 AM
Location:  Milwaukee, WI
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 345(2-6-2)
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