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Owner: Saint Louis-San Francisco
Model:BLW 2-8-0Built As:SLSF 984 (2-8-0)
Serial Number:29797Order No:
Frame Number:21x28 cylinders, 55" driversBuilt:12/1906
Notes:12/1906, class 970, scrapped 6/1951
Other locos with this serial:  SLSF 984(2-8-0)
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SLSF 2-8-0 #984 - St Louis - San Francisco
Title:  SLSF 2-8-0 #984 - St Louis - San Francisco
Description:  This loco has the distinction of being one of the longest surviving class 970 2-8-0 Consolidation having served until being scrapped in June of 1951. Most in the class were hit by the scrapper's torch in the late 1940's. Built by Baldinw in 1906 (serial #29797), it served for nearly 45 years. Specs - 55" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 21x28" cylinders, engine weight of 181,500 lb, tractive effort of 38,160 lb. Arthur B. Johnson photo
Photo Date:  7/11/1948  Upload Date: 12/24/2022 5:18:35 AM
Location:  Afton, OK
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  SLSF 984(2-8-0)
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