| Title: |
MILW 2-8-2 #489 - Milwaukee Road |
| Description: |
Great roster shot of MILW 2-8-23 Mikado #489 as it sits in the Cedar Rapids, IA, yard. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8389 (serial #57178, L-sb class) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 489. The loco served for 32 years before being scrapped in December of 1955. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine wt of 292,770 lb and tractive force of 54,723 lb. No photographer was listed for the photo which is now in my collection. |
| Photo Date: |
8/22/1952 Upload Date: 9/29/2025 6:08:42 AM |
| Location: |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
MILW 489(2-8-2) |
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