The ATSF Shops at Cleburne, Texas in June of 1932 rebuilt ATSF 2-8-0 #729 (Baldwin, 2/1900, serial #17489, nee-ATSF 2-8-0 #851 but renumbered ATSF 759 later and classified as class 729) into ATSF 0-8-0 #759. New specs - 57" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 22x30" cylinders, engine weight of 210,800 lb, tractive effort of 45,500 lb. The loco was sold for scrap on 5/2/1950 to Finkelstein Supply Co. Arthur B. Johnson photo |