| Built by Alco-Schenectady in July of 1919 as CM&StP 2-8-2 #8683, the heavyweight Mikado was renumbered MILW #384 in 1938. After serving for nearly 34 years of service, the loco was officially retired in September of 1953. No photographer was listed for the photo as it sat in the scrap line in the Bensenville Yard. Specs - L3 Class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x32" cylinders, engine weight of 320,000 lb, tractive effort of 62,949 lb. |