Title: |
MILW 2-8-2 #309 - Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific |
Description: |
Looks like this 1918 Alco built USRA 2-8-2 "heavy Mikado" #309 is now facing the end, what with the missing bell, headlight and the main rod as well as the windows boarded up. Originally it was #8609 but renumbered after 1938. Specs - class L3, 63" drivers, 27 x 32" cylinders, 190 psi boiler pressure, engine weighed 325,000 pounds, 59,800 pounds of tractive effort. Ray W. Buhrmaster photo |
Photo Date: |
6/21/1950 Upload Date: 6/24/2019 11:00:59 AM |
Location: |
Bensenville, IL |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
Locomotives: |
MILW 309(2-8-2) |
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