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Viewing Album:  MILW 2-8-2 L-3 class - #326-348
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:9/4/1940 - 12/19/1953
Album Info:This is another group of fairly nice phptps of Chicago, Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific (Milwaukee Road) 2-8-2 Mikados taken by various railfans.
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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)
Views:  52   Comments: 0
MILW 2-8-2 #327
Title:  MILW 2-8-2 #327
Description:  Looks like Milwaukee Road 2-8-2 #327 was caught sitting in a storage line at the Bensenville yard. Built by Alco-Brooks in September of 1918 as USRA heavyweight Mikado CM&StP 8618, it was renumbered in 1938 to MILW 327. The loco was officially retired in December of 1954 fter nearly 36 years of dedicated service, . 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 a Kruschke photo. No exact month or day in 1951 was listed on the photo so an approximate date was used.
Photo Date:  6/1/1951  Upload Date: 7/6/2024 5:25:20 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 327(2-8-2)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
MILW 2-8-2 #340
Title:  MILW 2-8-2 #340
Description:  Standing in the storage/scrap line at St Paul, MN, is MILW 2-8-2 340. Originally built as CM&StP #8634 by Alco-Brooks in September of 1918, it was renumbered in 1938 to MILW 340 as seen here. The loco was officially retired in September of 1951 after nearly 33 years of service and 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 R. Donald Ross photo.
Photo Date:  9/2/1951  Upload Date: 7/6/2024 5:27:28 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 340(2-8-2)
Views:  50   Comments: 0
MILW 2-8-2 #330
Title:  MILW 2-8-2 #330
Description:  Pulling through the Savanna IL yard is heavyweight Mikado MILW 330. Built by Alco-Brooks in September of 1918 as CM&StP #8623, it was renumbered in 1938 to MILW 330. One of the last to be retired and scrapped in the L3 group, it lasted until March of 1955. . 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 a C. Cook photo.
Photo Date:  6/1/1952  Upload Date: 7/6/2024 5:26:16 AM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 330(2-8-2)
Views:  43   Comments: 0
MILW 2-8-2 #343
Title:  MILW 2-8-2 #343
Description:  Originally built as CM&StP #8637 by Alco-Brooks in October of 1918, it was renumbered in 1938 to MILW 343 as seen here in Nahant, IA. The loco was retired in March of 1953 after nearly 35 years of service.. 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 a Guhr photo.
Photo Date:  11/15/1952  Upload Date: 7/6/2024 5:27:40 AM
Location:  Nahant, IA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 343(2-8-2)
Views:  50   Comments: 0
MILW 2-8-2 #327
Title:  MILW 2-8-2 #327
Description:  Nearing the end of it service, the USRA heavyweight Mikado sits in front of an new EMD unit that marks its doom. Built by Alco-Brooks in September of 1918 as CM&StP 8617, it was renubmered in 1938 to MILW 327. The loco was retired in December of 1954 fter nearly 36 years of dedicated service, . 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 a Burns photo. No exact month and day was given for the photo so approximate date was used.
Photo Date:  6/1/1953  Upload Date: 7/6/2024 5:25:27 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 327(2-8-2)
Views:  58   Comments: 0
MILW 2-8-2 #342
Title:  MILW 2-8-2 #342
Description:  Originally built by Alco-Brooks as USRA heavyweight Mikado SM&StP #8636, it was renumbered in 1938 to MILW 342. The loco was retired in April of 1953 after nearly 35 years of service.. 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 Edwin Wilson photo. No exact month or day in 1953 was given for the photo so an approximate was ysed.
Photo Date:  6/1/1953  Upload Date: 7/6/2024 5:27:35 AM
Location:  Milwaukee, WI
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 342(2-8-2)
Views:  43   Comments: 0
MILW 2-8-2 #326
Title:  MILW 2-8-2 #326
Description:  Stripped of its light, bell and tender, MILW 2-8-2 #326 now sits awaiting the scrapper's torch in the Bensenville yard. Built by Alco-Brooks in September of 1918 originally as CM&StP 8617, it was renumbered in 1938 to MILW 326. After nearly 35 years of faithful service, it was retired in June of 1953 and 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 a Guhr photo.
Photo Date:  6/27/1953  Upload Date: 7/6/2024 5:25:13 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 326(2-8-2)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
MILW 2-8-2 #330
Title:  MILW 2-8-2 #330
Description:  Built by Alco-Brooks in September of 1918 as CM&StP #8623, this USRA heavyweight Mikado was renumbered in 1938 to MILW 330. The loco was retired in March of 1955 after nearly 37 years of dedicated service, . 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 a C. Cook photo.
Photo Date:  7/13/1953  Upload Date: 7/6/2024 5:26:10 AM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 330(2-8-2)
Views:  43   Comments: 0
MILW 2-8-2 #326
Title:  MILW 2-8-2 #326
Description:  Nice example of a USRA heavyweight 2-8-2 Mikado built by Alco-Brooks in September of 1918. Oritinally it was marked CM&StP 8617, but in 1938 it was renumbered to MILW 326. After serving the Milwaukee Road for nearly 35 years, it was retired in June of 1953. Small discrepancy here - this photo is dated August of 1953 after its supposed retirement date of June, 1953 listed in the Alco records..There is another photo in this album of it sitting in the scrap line at Bensenville in June of 1953 so the photo is mismarked. 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 a Burns photo.
Photo Date:  8/1/1953  Upload Date: 7/6/2024 5:24:57 AM
Location:  Faithorn, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 326(2-8-2)
Views:  50   Comments: 0
MILW 2-8-2 #344
Title:  MILW 2-8-2 #344
Description:  This USRA heavyweight Mikado MILW #344 is still sitting in the scrap line at Bensenville, IL after being retired two years earlier. Originally built by Alco-Brooks in October of 1918 as CM&StP #8638, it was later renumbered in 1938 to MILw 344. The loco was officially retired in January of 1951 after nearly 33 years of service.. 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 a Guhr photo.
Photo Date:  8/1/1953  Upload Date: 7/6/2024 5:27:47 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 344(2-8-2)
Views:  38   Comments: 0
MILW 32-8-2 #26
Title:  MILW 32-8-2 #26
Description:  Here is another photo diescrapancy - according to the ALCo records, MILW 326 was retired in June of 1953 but this photo is dated September of 1953 and looks to be ready to roll out on an assingment.There is another photo in this album of it sitting in the scrap line at Bensenville in June of 1953 so the photo is mismarked. Anyway, the loco was originally built as CM&StP 2-8-2 Mikado #8617 in September of 1918. In 1938 it was renumbered MILW 326 as it shows in this photo. After nearly 35 years of dedicated service, the loco was retired in june of 1953. 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 a Burns photo.
Photo Date:  9/1/1953  Upload Date: 7/6/2024 5:25:06 AM
Location:  Faithorn, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 326(2-8-2)
Views:  52   Comments: 0
MILW 2-8-2 #327
Title:  MILW 2-8-2 #327
Description:  Nice action shot of Milwauklee Road 2-8-2 #327 at the Marquette Yard coaling station being filled with coal by the fireman. Built by Alco-Brooks in September of 1918 as a USRA heavyweight Mikado CM&StP #8618, it was later renumbered in 1938 to MILW #327. The loco was retired in Octover of 1953 after nearly 35 years of dedicated service, . 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 aC. Cook photo.
Photo Date:  11/11/1953  Upload Date: 7/6/2024 5:25:35 AM
Location:  Marquette, IA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 327(2-8-2)
Views:  49   Comments: 0
MILW 2-8-2 #328
Title:  MILW 2-8-2 #328
Description:  Standing with its steam up in the Marquette, Iowa yard is Milwaukee road heavyweight Mikado #328. Originally built by Alco-Brooks in September of 1918 as CM&StP #8619, it was renumbered in 1938 to MILW 328. The loco was retired in Octover of 1953 after nearly 35 years of dedicated service, . 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 a C. Cook photo.
Photo Date:  11/11/1953  Upload Date: 7/6/2024 5:25:47 AM
Location:  Marquette, IA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 328(2-8-2)
Views:  45   Comments: 0
MILW 2-8-2 #338
Title:  MILW 2-8-2 #338
Description:  Built by Alco-Brooks in September of 1918, this USRA heavyweight Mikado started out as CM&StP #8632 and carried that number until 1938 when it was given MILW 338 to use. The loco was retired in December of 1953 after nearly 35 years of service.. 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 a Harold K. Vollrath photo.
Photo Date:  12/19/1953  Upload Date: 7/6/2024 5:27:21 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 338(2-8-2)
Views:  47   Comments: 0

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