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Owner: Saint Louis-San Francisco
Model:BLW 2-8-0Built As:SLSF 986 (2-8-0)
Serial Number:29799Order No:
Frame Number:21x28 cylinders, 55" driversBuilt:12/1906
Notes:12/1906, class 970, scrapped 9/1950
Other locos with this serial:  SLSF 986(2-8-0)
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SLSF 2-8-0 #986 - St Louis-San Francisco
Title:  SLSF 2-8-0 #986 - St Louis-San Francisco
Description:  Caught here by Arthur B. Johnson while the loco was in its heyday of service, this 2-8-0 Consolidation was built by Baldwin in December of 1906 (serial #29799). It would be looking at a service record eventually of nearly 44 years before meeting the scrapper's torch in the Springfield, MO yard in September of 1950. Specs - 55" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 21x28" cylinders, engine weight of 181,500 lb, tractive effort of 38,160 lb. Arthur B. Johnson photo
Photo Date:  7/22/1933  Upload Date: 12/24/2022 5:18:55 AM
Location:  Memphis, TN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  SLSF 986(2-8-0)
Views:  91   Comments: 0
SLSF 2-8-0 #986 - St Louis-San Francisco
Title:  SLSF 2-8-0 #986 - St Louis-San Francisco
Description:  The once proud 2-8-0 Consolidation, SLSF #986, awaits the scrapper's torch in the scrap line at Springfield, MO. Built by Baldwin in December of 1906 (serial #29799), it was finally scrapped in September of 1950. Specs - 55" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 21x28" cylinders, engine weight of 181,500 lb, tractive effort of 38,160 lb. Arthur B. Johnson photo
Photo Date:  10/15/1949  Upload Date: 12/24/2022 5:18:44 AM
Location:  Springfield, MO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  SLSF 986(2-8-0)
Views:  74   Comments: 0


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