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Owner: Milwaukee Road
Model:BLW 2-8-2Built As:MILW 8224 (2-8-2)
Serial Number:53867Order No:
Frame Number:26X30 cylinders, 63" driversBuilt:10/1920
Notes:10/1920, L-2a class, nee-8224, re# in 6/1938 to 524, retired 7/1953
Other locos with this serial:  MILW 8224(2-8-2) MILW 524(2-8-2)
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MILW 2-8-2 #524 - Milwaukee Road
Title:  MILW 2-8-2 #524 - Milwaukee Road
Description:  Built by Baldwin in October of 1920 as MILW 2-8-2 Mikado #8224, it was later renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 524. The loco was retired in July of 1953 after almost 33 years of service. This sad photo is it waiting for the scrapper's torch to do its work.Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine wt of 287,600 lb, tractive effort of 54,723 lb. No photographer was lsited for the photo.
Photo Date:  9/13/1953  Upload Date: 11/12/2023 9:56:20 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 524(2-8-2)
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