Soo Line 2718
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Soo Line 2718 is a 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive that was originally owned by the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway (the "Soo Line"), but operated by their subsidiary, the Wisconsin Central Railway.
History[]
2718 was built in May, 1923 in Schenectady, New York. It was one of six Pacific steam locomotives built for the Soo Line.[1] In the Soo Line's naming scheme, 'H' indicated the Pacific wheel arrangement.[1] The H-23 were their last Pacific class built.
2718 was donated to the National Railroad Museum in February 1958. The museum used it for a few years to move cars around the grounds. It also saw limited service pulling the museum train.
Other H-23 class locomotives[]
There were six H-23 class locomotives built in May 1923. Two of them are preserved.
- 2718 - On display at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin
- 2719 - Preserved at Lake Superior Museum in Duluth, Minnesota
- 2720 - Scrapped at United States Steel, July 19, 1951
- 2721 - Scrapped at Purdy Company, November 13, 1950
- 2722 - Scrapped at American Iron & Supply, December 28, 1954
- 2723 - Scrapped at Purdy Company, November 13, 1950
Footnotes[]
- ^ a b Suprey (1962).
References[]
Suprey, Leslie V. (1962). Steam trains of the Soo. B & W Printers & Publishers. ISBN 978-1-1121-2962-9.
External links[]
- National Railroad Museum Where the 2718 is on display.
- Soo Line locomotives
- ALCO locomotives
- 4-6-2 locomotives
- Individual locomotives of the United States
- Preserved steam locomotives of the United States
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1923
- Standard gauge locomotives of the United States
- Steam locomotive stubs
- Preserved steam locomotives of Wisconsin