| One of the few non-Baldwin 4-6-0's, MILW #1129 was built by ALCO-Brooks in January of 1909 as Chicago, Milwukee & St Paul Vauclain compound ten wheeler #4007. It was changed just a few times after that - renumbered in October of 1912 to CMStP #2707, renumbered in 1927 to CMStP&P #2707, and finally renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW #1129. The locs's last run was December of 1944 and was retired and scrapped in October of 1945. Specs - 73" dribvers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 20 1/2x26" cylinders, engine wt of 178,000 lb and modes tractive effort of 25,445 lb. No photographer was listed for the photo. |