| Title: |
MILW 2-8-2 #490 - Milwaukee Road |
| Description: |
With a full tender of coal and a head of steam up, MILW 2-8-2 #490 is ready to roll on a clear signal. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8390 (serial #57179, L-sb class) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 490. The loco served for 30 years before being scrapped in April of 1953. 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: |
9/18/1938 Upload Date: 9/29/2025 6:08:43 AM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
MILW 490(2-8-2) |
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