Parked in a Kansas City, KS yard is Milwaukee Road 2-8-2 Mikado #408. Built by Baldwin in September of 1922 as MILW #8308, it was later renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW #408. The scrappers took the loco in September of 1951 after nearly 31 years of service. Specs - class L-2b, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine wt of 292,770 lb, tractive effort of 54,723 lb. No photographer was listed for the photo. |