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Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #312 - Milwaukee Road (CMStP&P)
Description:
Built by Alco in 1919 as #8674 (serial #61167), this Mikado sits in the Bensenville yard with a fresh load of coal in its tender and steam up ready to roll. The loco was renumbered to MILW #312 in 1938 and was fainally retired in April of 1955. Specifics - The Class L-3 locomotives had 63" diameter drivers, 27" x 32" cylinders, a 190 psi boiler pressure and they exerted 59,800 pounds of tractive effort and each weighed 325,000 pounds. Unknown photographer.
Photo Date:
12/12/1938
Upload Date:
1/26/2015 8:29:19 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 312(2-8-2)
Views:
805
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #425 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
This is one of the L-2b class Mikados that Baldwin built for the Milwaukee Road in 1923. This loco was built in May of 1923 as CMStP 8325 but renumbered in July of 1938 to MILW 425. After nearly 31 years of service, the loco was scrapped in July of 1954. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine wt of 292,770 lb, tractive effort of 54,723 lb. No photographer was listed.
Photo Date:
9/10/1939
Upload Date:
1/8/2025 5:19:49 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 425(2-8-2)
Views:
56
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW L-3 326
Description:
Milwaukee Road USRA Heavy 2-8-2 class L-3 326, date, location, and photographer unknown, Chuck Zeiler collection.
Photo Date:
12/31/1940
Upload Date:
11/10/2013 11:36:46 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
unknown
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 326(2-8-2)
Views:
1031
Comments:
1
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #698 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Alco-Brooks, 10/1912, nee-CM&StP 8092 (serial #52165), renumbered in 1938 to CMStP&P 698. Sold in 9/1949. An unknown photographer took the photo.
Photo Date:
9/20/1941
Upload Date:
1/17/2023 6:36:35 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 698(2-8-2)
Views:
119
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 262
Description:
Photo Date:
6/11/1944
Upload Date:
11/5/2005 9:36:52 PM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Categories:
Locomotives:
MILW 262(4-8-4)
MILW 215(4-8-4)
Views:
4454
Comments:
1
Title:
MILW 268
Description:
Photo Date:
4/11/1945
Upload Date:
11/5/2005 9:36:52 PM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Joe Hughes
Categories:
Locomotives:
MILW 268(4-8-4)
Views:
2528
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #689 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Built by Alco-Brooks in July of 1912 as CM&StP #1857 (serial #51436), it was renumbered in 1938 to CMStP&P 689. After serving nearly 37 years, it was retired in November of 1949. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine weight of 277,800 lb, tractive effort of 54,723 lb.No exact date was listed so an approximate one was used. An unknown photographer took the photo
Photo Date:
6/1/1945
Upload Date:
1/16/2023 5:37:46 PM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 689(2-8-2)
Views:
107
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #615 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Built in June of 1912 by Alco-Brooks as CM&StP 2-8-2 #1850, it was renumbered to CMStP&P 615 in 1938. The loco served well until retirement in September of 1950. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine weight of 277,800 lb, tractive effort of 54,723 lb. Arthur B. Johnson photo.
Photo Date:
3/28/1948
Upload Date:
1/16/2023 5:57:41 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 615(2-8-2)
Views:
113
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #314
Description:
Built by Alco-Schenectady in July of 1919 as CM&StP #8679, it was later renumbered in 1938 to MILW 314. After nearly 32 years of service, the loco was retired in January of 1951. Specs - L3 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x32" cylinders, engine wt of 331,335 lb and tractive effort of 74,469 with booster. This is an Hanft photo. No location or date was given for this photo so approximates were used.
Photo Date:
6/1/1948
Upload Date:
7/3/2024 6:14:23 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
39
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #333 - Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific
Description:
Caught sitting in the Bensenville, IL, yard with steam up is this 1918 Alco built 2-8-2 "heavy" USRA Mikado. Originally numbered 8633, it was renumbered 333 after 1938. Specs - class L3, 63" drivers, 27 x 32" cylinders, 190 psi boiler pressure, engine weighed 325,000 pounds, 59,800 pounds of tractive effort. Bruce Black photo
Photo Date:
6/1/1948
Upload Date:
6/24/2019 11:01:15 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 333(2-8-2)
Views:
357
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #722 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Alco-Brooks, 11/1912, nee-CM&StP 8142 (serial #52347), renumbered in 1938 to MILW 722, sold in 9/1949. An unknown photographer took the photo. No date was given so an approximate was used.
Photo Date:
6/1/1948
Upload Date:
1/17/2023 6:36:54 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 722(2-8-2)
Views:
138
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #432 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Built by Baldwin in may of 1923 as CMStP 8332, it was later renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 432. The loco lasted until June of 1954 before being retired and scrapped. Specs - 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.
Photo Date:
8/23/1948
Upload Date:
1/8/2025 5:19:53 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 432(2-8-2)
Views:
68
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #620 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Still looking good at this late date, 2-8-2 Mikado #620 would last a couple more years on the roster before being retired in July of 1950. Built by Alco-Brooks in July of 1912 originally as CM&StP #1861 (serial #51440), it was renumbered CMStP&P 620 in 1938. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine weight of 277,800 lb, tractive effort of 54,723 lb. Arthur B. Johnson photo
Photo Date:
8/23/1948
Upload Date:
1/16/2023 5:57:45 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 620(2-8-2)
Views:
116
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #634 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Built by Alco-Brooks in August of 1912 as CM&StP #1887 (serial #51466), it was later renumbered to CMStP&P 634 in 1938. The loco was sold, possibly to scrappers, in November of 1949. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine weight of 277,800 lb, tractive effort of 54,723 lb. An unknown photographer took this photo.
Photo Date:
8/23/1948
Upload Date:
1/16/2023 5:57:57 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 634(2-8-2)
Views:
106
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #737 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Built by ALCo-Schenectady in November of 1914 for the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad as #8177 (serial #54967), it was later renumbered CMStP&P 737 in 1938. The loco served the Milwaukee Road for nearly 35 years before being retired in September of 1949. Specs - L2 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26 x 30" cylinders, engine weight of 275,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,723 lb. An unknown photographer took this photo.
Photo Date:
8/23/1948
Upload Date:
1/15/2023 4:44:55 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 737(2-8-2)
Views:
145
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #719 - Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific
Description:
Long before a Fairbanks-Morse H-12-44 carried the Milwaukee Road number 719, this 1912 Alco built 2-8-2 Mikado did after 1938 renumbering. Bruce Black photo
Photo Date:
4/1/1949
Upload Date:
6/24/2019 11:02:31 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 719(2-8-2)
Views:
291
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 0-6-0 #1413 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Looks like this little switcher may have reached the end of the line in the storage/scrap line at the Bensenville, IL, yard. Built by the Milwaukee Road Shops sometime between 1903-13, it was of service for nearly 30-40 years. The original number was chag`d in 1938 to one in the 1400 series. Original specs - class I5-a, 51" drivers, 19x26" cylinders, 180 psi boiler pressure. This is an R. Donald Ross photo.
Photo Date:
6/24/1949
Upload Date:
1/23/2024 11:24:16 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 1433(0-6-0)
Views:
87
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #719 - MIlwaukee Road
Description:
Alco-Brooks, 11/1912, nee-CM&StP 8137 (serial #52210), renumbered in 1938 to MILW 719, retired 1/1953
Photo Date:
6/24/1949
Upload Date:
1/17/2023 6:36:50 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 719(2-8-2)
Views:
126
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #724 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Alco-Brooks, 12/1912, nee-CM&StP 8149 (serial #52354), renumbered in 1938 to MILW 724, retired in 12/1951. Arthur B. Johnson took the photo.
Photo Date:
6/24/1949
Upload Date:
1/17/2023 6:36:56 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 724(2-8-2)
Views:
128
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #699 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Alco-Brooks, 10/1912, nee-CM&StP 8093 (serial #52166), renumbered in 1938 to MILW 699. Retired 11/1949. An unknown photographer took the photo.
Photo Date:
8/27/1949
Upload Date:
1/17/2023 6:36:36 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 699(2-8-2)
Views:
113
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #631 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Originally built as CM&StP 2-8-2 #1877 (serial #51456), it was later renumbered CMStP&P 631 in 1938. Alco-Brooks delivered the loco in July of 1912 and it lasted on the roster until retirement in August of 1951 after nearly 39 years of service. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine weight of 277,800 lb, tractive effort of 54,723 lb. Arthur B. Johnson photo
Photo Date:
6/1/1950
Upload Date:
1/16/2023 5:57:55 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 631(2-8-2)
Views:
103
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #309 - Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific
Description:
Looks like this 1918 Alco built USRA 2-8-2 "heavy Mikado" #309 is now facing the end, what with the missing bell, headlight and the main rod as well as the windows boarded up. Originally it was #8609 but renumbered after 1938. Specs - class L3, 63" drivers, 27 x 32" cylinders, 190 psi boiler pressure, engine weighed 325,000 pounds, 59,800 pounds of tractive effort. Ray W. Buhrmaster photo
Photo Date:
6/21/1950
Upload Date:
6/24/2019 11:00:59 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 309(2-8-2)
Views:
389
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-0 #1352 - Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific
Description:
Sitting here in the dead line with its missing headlight is a 1910 Alco-Schenectady built 2-8-0 Consolidation. Originally it was numbered CTH&SE 677, to CM&StP 7702 in 1922, in 1938 it was renumbered to 1352. Bruce Black photo.
Photo Date:
7/2/1950
Upload Date:
6/23/2019 4:29:23 PM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 1352(2-8-0)
Views:
249
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-0 #1360 - Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific
Description:
It appears that this 1910 Alco-Schenectady built 2-8-0 Consolidation may now be sitting in the dead/scrap line at the Bensenville, IL, yard. Originally numbered CTH&SE #685, then CM&StP #7710, it was later renumbered to 1360 in 1938. Bruce Black photo
Photo Date:
7/2/1950
Upload Date:
6/23/2019 4:29:29 PM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 1360(2-8-0)
Views:
331
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #652 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Built by Alco-Brooks in November of 1912 as CM&StP 8135, it was renumbered in 1938 to CMStP&P 652. After nearly 37 years of service, it was retired in November of 1949. Specs - class L2-r3" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine weight of 277,800 lb, tractive effort of 54,723 lb. No exact date was given so an approximate one was used. An unknown photographer took this photo.
Photo Date:
9/1/1950
Upload Date:
1/16/2023 5:37:36 PM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 652(2-8-2)
Views:
101
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-6-2 #915 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Originally built by the Milwaukee Shops as #2006, the 2-6-2 Prairie style loco was renumbered in 1912 to 5506, and renumbered 1938 to 915. Looks like the loco has reached the end of its days as it sits in the Bensenville, IL, yard waiting for the scrapper's torch. Specs - class K1, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 21.5x28" cylinders, engine weight of 205,550 lb, tractive effort of 34,926 lb. Bruce Black photo
Photo Date:
9/9/1950
Upload Date:
6/8/2019 6:04:57 PM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 915(2-6-2)
Views:
504
Comments:
1
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #619 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Built by Alco in July 1912 for the Milwaukee Road, it first carried the number 1858, renumbered to 8058 in 1912, and renumbered again to 619 in 1938, retired in January 1950. Here it sits in the dead line at the Bensenville yard. Specs - L2 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine weight of 275,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,724 lb. Arthur B. Johnson photo although he mismarked it as a 2-8-0 on the back.
Photo Date:
10/22/1950
Upload Date:
7/2/2016 6:11:28 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 619(2-8-2)
Views:
431
Comments:
1
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #644 - MIlwaukee Road
Description:
Built by Alco-Brooks in October of 1912 as CM&StP #8110 (serial #52183), it was renumbered in 1938 to CMStP&P 644. Now it sits in the scrap line after being retired 3 months earlier in July of 1950. Specs - class L2-r3" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine weight of 277,800 lb, tractive effort of 54,723 lb. Arthur B. Johnson photo
Photo Date:
10/22/1950
Upload Date:
1/16/2023 5:37:30 PM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 644(2-8-2)
Views:
100
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #306
Description:
Alco-Brooks, built 9/1918 - SN 59760 - nee-CM&StP #8620 - renumbered in 1918 to CM&StPP 8620- renumbered in 1938 to MILW 306 - retired in Octobrer of 1953. Original USRA Heavy Mikado specs - L-3 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi, 27x32" cylinders, engine weight of 320,000 lb, and tractive effort of 62,949 lb. This is a Burns photo.
Photo Date:
4/8/1951
Upload Date:
6/30/2024 4:53:04 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
34
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #307
Description:
Alco-Brooks, built 9/1918 - SN 59761 - nee-CM&StP #8621 - renumbered in 1918 to CM&StPP 8621- renumbered in 1938 to MILW 307 - retired in January of 1951. Original USRA Heavy Mikado specs - L-3 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi, 27x32" cylinders, engine weight of 320,000 lb, and tractive effort of 62,949 lb. This is a Brunner photo.
Photo Date:
4/8/1951
Upload Date:
6/30/2024 4:54:11 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
33
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #318
Description:
Originally built as CM&StP 2-8-2 #8603 by Alco-Brooks in September of 1918, this Mikado was later renumbered MILW 318 in 1938. After nearly 33 years of service, the loco was retired in August of 1953. Specs - L3 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x32" cylinders, engine wt of 320,000 lb and tractive effort of 62,949 lb. This is a Brunner photo.
Photo Date:
4/8/1951
Upload Date:
7/3/2024 6:14:42 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
38
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #363 - Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific
Description:
Here is a solid built 1918 Alco 2-8-2 USRA "heavyweight" Mikado, originally numbered 8663, sitting by the massive coaling tower in the Bensenville, IL, yard. Specs - class L3, 63" drivers, 27 x 32" cylinders, 190 psi boiler pressure, engine weighed 325,000 pounds, 59,800 pounds of tractive effort. Edwin Wilson photo
Photo Date:
5/8/1951
Upload Date:
6/24/2019 11:01:18 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 363(2-8-2)
Views:
372
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #306
Description:
Alco-Brooks, built 9/1918 - SN 59760 - nee-CM&StP #8620 - renumbered in 1918 to CM&StPP 8620- renumbered in 1938 to MILW 306 - retired in Octobrer of 1953. Original USRA Heavy Mikado specs - L-3 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi, 27x32" cylinders, engine weight of 320,000 lb, and tractive effort of 62,949 lb. This is a Kruschke photo. No exact date in 1951 was given so an approximate was used.
Photo Date:
6/1/1951
Upload Date:
6/30/2024 4:52:59 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
29
Comments:
0
Title:
MIOLW 2-8-2 #311
Description:
This once active Milwuakee Road 2-8-2 Mikado now appears to be sitting in a storage line at the Bne3senville Yard. Built by Alco-Schenectady in March of 19190 as CM&StP 8653, it was renunmbered in 1938 to MILW 311.Fairly nice group of Milwaukee Road 2-8-2 Mikados. Their information is presented in an abbreviated way, including the confusing renumbering of each loco.
Photo Date:
6/1/1951
Upload Date:
7/3/2024 6:13:39 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
35
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #327
Description:
Looks like Milwaukee Road 2-8-2 #327 was caught sitting in a storage line at the Bensenville yard. Built by Alco-Brooks in September of 1918 as USRA heavyweight Mikado CM&StP 8618, it was renumbered in 1938 to MILW 327. The loco was officially retired in December of 1954 fter nearly 36 years of dedicated service, . Specs - L3 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x32" cylinders, engine wt of 320,000 lb and tractive effort of 62,949 lb. This is a Kruschke photo. No exact month or day in 1951 was listed on the photo so an approximate date was used.
Photo Date:
6/1/1951
Upload Date:
7/6/2024 5:25:20 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 327(2-8-2)
Views:
80
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #468, (Chicago, Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific)
Description:
This Baldwin Mikado built between 1922-23 appears to be in a storage line on this unknown date in Bensenville, IL. This is a Max Miller photo.
Photo Date:
6/1/1951
Upload Date:
8/7/2013 12:18:17 PM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
MILW 468(2-8-2)
Views:
901
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW Alco S4 #1873 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Built by Alco in October of 1951 as MILW #1873 (serial #78844), it was renumbered later as MILW 800. The loco lasted in service until being traded in to GE for a new U28B unit in 1966. Specs - 10-AS class, 1000 hp, engine weight of 232,000 lb. Unknown photogrpaher
Photo Date:
11/23/1951
Upload Date:
1/14/2023 8:58:02 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard
Locomotives:
MILW 1873(S4)
Views:
127
Comments:
0
Title:
Milwaukee 21A
Description:
A Fairbanks Morse Erie Built
Photo Date:
11/29/1951
Upload Date:
1/18/2017 9:08:17 PM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Richard Kundert
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
MILW 21A(ERIE-A)
Views:
1062
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 4-6-2 #1112 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
MILW 4-6-0 ten wheeler #1112 was photographed sitting in the scrap line after its retirement in May of 1948. Originally built by Baldwin in September of 1900 as CMStP Vauclain compound 4-6-0 #322, it was renumbered many times - in 9/1906 to CMStP #1622, renumbered in 11/1912 to CMStP #4222, simplified & renumbered in 10/1926 to CMStP #2774 and finally renumbered in 6/1938 to CMStP&P #112. After nearly 48 years of service the loco was retired in May of 1848 and scrapped sometime after this photo was taken. Simplfied specs - 69" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 22x26" cylinders, engine wt of 187,600 lb, tractive effort of 31,004 lb and superheated. Arthur B. Johnson photo
Photo Date:
2/10/1952
Upload Date:
11/11/2023 4:06:48 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 1112(4-6-0)
Views:
87
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #691 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
This loco is sitting in the scrap line with its bell missing. Built by Alco-Brooks in July of 1912 as CM&StP 1865, it was renumbered 8065 and then CMStP&P 691 before retirement in November of 1951. Obviously the loco is still waiting to meet the scrapper's torch in 1952. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine weight of 275,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,723 lb. Arthur B. Johnson photo
Photo Date:
2/24/1952
Upload Date:
1/17/2023 6:36:25 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 691(2-8-2)
Views:
123
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-0 #1285 - Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific
Description:
Stripped of its bell and light with its cab windows broken. this 1910 Baldiwn built 2-8-0 Consolidation now waits for the scrapper's torch to finish the job. Arthur B. Johnson photo
Photo Date:
3/9/1952
Upload Date:
6/23/2019 4:29:16 PM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 1285(2-8-0)
Views:
210
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #736 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Long before a Fairbanks-Morse H-12-44 loco wore the number MILW 736, this Alco-Schenectady 2-8-2 Mikado had the honor. Built in November of 1914 as Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul #8176 (serial #54966), it was renumbered in 1938 to CMStP&P #736. Eventually it was retired in March of 1952. This photo appears to be a view of it in the scrap line - note the missing light, bell and main drive rod. Specs - L2 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26 x 30" cylinders, engine weight of 275,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,723 lb. No exact day in 1952 was given. Fred Ziebe took this photo.
Photo Date:
8/1/1952
Upload Date:
1/15/2023 4:44:53 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 736(2-8-2)
Views:
183
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #313
Description:
Built by Alco-Schenectady in August of 1919 as CM&StP #8691, it was renumbered in 1938 to MILW 313 as it is seen here The loco was retired in April of 1954. Specs - L3 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x32" cylinders, engine wt of 331,335 lb and tractive effort of 74,469 with booster. This is an R. Donald Ross photo. No exact day in September of 1952 was given..
Photo Date:
9/1/1952
Upload Date:
7/3/2024 6:14:03 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
39
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 4-6-0 #1110 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
This loco wore many numbers during its lifetime. Built by Baldwin in September of 1900 as Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Vauclain compound 4-6-0 ten wheeler #320, the Milwaukee Shops were kept busy renumbering this loco - in 11/1906 to CMStP #1620, renumberred in 11/1912 to CMStP #4220, simplified & renumbered to CMStP #2772, and finally renumbered to CMStP&P #1110. The loco was retired in March of 1952 and eventually scrapped after nearly 52 years of service. This photo shows it waiting for the scrapper's torch already sans headlight, number board and bell. Simplfied specs - 69" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 22x26" cylinders, engine wt of 187,600 lb, tractive effort of 31,004 lb and superheated. No photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:
10/3/1952
Upload Date:
11/11/2023 4:06:31 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 1110(4-6-0)
Views:
69
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW Alco S2 #1852 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
This is one of the last Alco S2's ordered in April of 1949 as MILW #1852 (serial #76621). The switcher was later renumbered MILW #842 before being traded in to EMD in 1966 for a GP40. Specs - 10-AS class, 1000 hp, engine weight of 232,000 lb. Unknown photographer.
Photo Date:
10/3/1952
Upload Date:
1/14/2023 5:54:27 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard
Locomotives:
MILW 1852(S2)
Views:
113
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 4_8_4 #237 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Beautiful 1940 Baldwin 4-8-4 getting ready to doublehead with another locomotive near Bensenville, IL. According to SteamLocomotives.com "Engines 203 and 231-240 used 105.5 sq ft (9.8 sq m) of circulators to supplement firebox heating surface instead of the 147 sq ft (13.65 sq m) of thermic syphons installed in the rest. These forty S-2s operated mostly as freight haulers from Bensenville to Council Bluffs, Iowa or St. Paul, Minn. Occasionally they'd hook up to the westbound Olympian if it trailed more than twelve cars." Specifics - 74" drivers, 285 psi boiler pressure, 26x32" cylinders, engine weight of 490,450 lb, tractive effort of 70,816 lb, retired between 1953-1956. Arthur B. Johnson photo
Photo Date:
11/1/1952
Upload Date:
3/25/2015 8:41:53 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
MILW 237(4-8-4)
Views:
857
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #405 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
This good looking 2-8-2 Mikado was built by Baldwin in July of 1922 as MILW #8305 but later renumbered in June of 1938 as MILW 405. Unfortunately, it has less than a year to serve before it's retirement. The loco was scrapped in January of 1953 after 31 years of service. Specs - L2b class, 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.
Photo Date:
11/8/1952
Upload Date:
8/3/2024 3:52:52 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 405(2-8-2)
Views:
68
Comments:
0
Title:
SOO-2220A Alco
Description:
Photo Date:
11/9/1952
Upload Date:
11/14/2007 1:41:09 PM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Don Kirby
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
SOO 2220A(FA1)
Views:
1561
Comments:
1
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #313
Description:
This good looking 2-8-2 Mikado was built by Alco-Schenectady in August of 1919 originally as CM&StP 8691. Inb 1938, it was renumbered to MILW 313. The loco was retired in April of 1954. Specs - L3 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x32" cylinders, engine wt of 331,335 lb and tractive effort of 74,469 with booster. This is an Harold K. Vollrath photo. No exact dfay in January of 1953 was given.
Photo Date:
1/1/1953
Upload Date:
7/3/2024 6:13:58 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
32
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #305
Description:
Alco-Brooks, built 9/1918 - SN 59756 - nee-CM&StP #8616 - renumbered in 1918 to CM&StPP 8616- renumbered in 1938 to MILW 305 - retired in June of 1954. Original USRA Heavy Mikado specs -L-3 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi, 27x32" cylinders, engine weight of 320,000 lb, and tractive effort of 62,949 lb. This is a Guhr photo.
Photo Date:
1/3/1953
Upload Date:
6/30/2024 4:52:40 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
39
Comments:
0
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