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Viewing Album: MILW 2-8-2 Mikados #476-499
By:
Gary Everhart
Dates:
7/2/1938 - 10/18/1955
Album Info:
Nice group of older/original b&w photos of Milwaukee Road 2-8-2 Mikdados #476-499.
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Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #487 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Great roster shot of MILW 2-8-2 Mikado #487 as it gets ready for its next assignment. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8387 (serial #57176, L-sb class) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 487. The loco served for 30 years before being scrapped in July 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:
7/2/1938
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:41 AM
Location:
Kansas City, MO
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 487(2-8-2)
Views:
307
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #482 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
This good looking roster shot was taken by an unidentified rail fan while the loco was at rest in the Kansas City, MO, yard. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8382 (serial #57171, L-sb class) > renumbered in July of 1938 to MILW 482. 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:
7/9/1938
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:37 AM
Location:
Kansas City, MO
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 482(2-8-2)
Views:
300
Comments:
0
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)
Views:
304
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #484 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Framed by his window, the engineer of MILW 2-8-2 Mikado #484 leans out for the photo by rail fan Hanft. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8384 (serial #57173, L-sb class) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 484. The loco served for 29 years before being scrapped in Novembeer of 1952. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine wt of 292,770 lb and tractive force of 54,723 lb. This is an Hanft photo in my collection.
Photo Date:
6/1/1939
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:39 AM
Location:
Beloit, WI
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 484(2-8-2)
Views:
237
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #488 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Caught sitting in the Beloit, WI, yard is MILW 2-8-2 Mikado #488. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8388 (serial #57177, L-sb class) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 488. 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:
9/17/1939
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:42 AM
Location:
Beloit, WI
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 488(2-8-2)
Views:
233
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #484 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
MILW 2-8-2 #484 had it photo taken while it was resting in the MIlwaukee, WI yard. With the window boarded up, it almost appears that it's sitting in a storage line. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8384 (serial #57173, L-sb class) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 484. The loco served for 29 years before being scrapped in Novembeer of 1952. 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:
9/20/1940
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:38 AM
Location:
Milwaukee, WI
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 484(2-8-2)
Views:
255
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #480 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
MILW 2-8-2 Mikado #480 and its hundreds of sisters have proved that they were a reliable and versatile power on the Milwaukee Road roster. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8380 (serial #57082, L-sb class) > renumbered in July of 1938 to MILW 480. 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 this photo which is now in my collectin.
Photo Date:
9/20/1941
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:35 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 480(2-8-2)
Views:
296
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #498 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
MILW 2-8-2 #498 had its photo taken while it was in the St Paul, MN yard by an unidentified rail fan. Baldwin, 10/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8398 (serial #57364, L-sb class) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 498. The loco served for 30 years before being scrapped in July 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 part of my collection.
Photo Date:
3/9/1946
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:47 AM
Location:
St Paul, MN
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 498(2-8-2)
Views:
238
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #494 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
MILW 2-8-2 #494 appears in its heyday with a head of steam,a full tender of coal and a fireman ready to roll. Baldwin, 10/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8394 (serial #57250, L-sb class) > renumbered in July of 1938 to MILW 494. 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 part of my collection.
Photo Date:
7/28/1946
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:45 AM
Location:
St Paul, MN
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 494(2-8-2)
Views:
240
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #485 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Having a fleet of 2-8-2 Mikados as the nation moved into WW II was beneficial as these were excellent workhorses. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8385 (serial #57174, L-sb class) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 485. The loco served for 30 years before being scrapped in March 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:
6/28/1947
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:40 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 485(2-8-2)
Views:
302
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #499 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Lumbering along with its freight cars near Cedar Rapids, IA, is MILW 2-8-2 Mikado #499. Baldwin, 10/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8399 (serial #57365, L-sb class) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 499. The loco served for 30 years before being scrapped in March 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 part of my collection.
Photo Date:
8/1/1947
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:48 AM
Location:
Cedar Rapids, IA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 499(2-8-2)
Views:
303
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #496 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
MILW 2-8-2 Mikado #496 looks ready for another job since its tender is full and steam is up. Baldwin, 10/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8396 (serial #57252, L-sb class) > renumbered in August of 1938 to MILW 496. The loco served for 28 years before being scrapped in October of 1951. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine wt of 292,770 lb and tractive force of 54,723 lb. This is a Kruschke photo in my collection.
Photo Date:
10/3/1948
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:46 AM
Location:
St Paul, MN
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 496(2-8-2)
Views:
248
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #496 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
This good looking Baldwin built 2-8-2 Mikado served the Milwaukee Road in dual roles for passenger and freight service through the years. A very versatile additon to the roster. Baldwin, 10/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8396 (serial #57252, L-sb class) > renumbered in August of 1938 to MILW 496. The loco served for 28 years before being scrapped in October of 1951. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine wt of 292,770 lb and tractive force of 54,723 lb. This is a Kruschke photo in my collection.
Photo Date:
10/3/1948
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:47 AM
Location:
St Paul, MN
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 496(2-8-2)
Views:
242
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #495 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
MILW 2-8-2 Mikado #495 sits next to the coaling tower at Austin, MN. Baldwin, 10/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8395 (serial #57251, L-sb class) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 495. The loco served for 27 years before being scrapped in January of 1950. 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 part of my collection.
Photo Date:
6/1/1949
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:46 AM
Location:
Austin, MN
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 495(2-8-2)
Views:
240
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #492 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Sitting quietly in the Calmar, IA, yard is MILW 2-8-2 Mikado #492. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8392 (serial #57181, L-sb class) > renumbered in July of 1938 to MILW 492. The loco served for 30 years before being scrapped in October 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:
6/1/1952
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:43 AM
Location:
Calmar, IA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 492(2-8-2)
Views:
241
Comments:
0
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)
Views:
307
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #479 - Milwaukee Raod
Description:
Sadly, MILW 2-8-2 Mikado #479 is still sitting in the scrap line at Bensenville, IL yard even after having been listed as scrapped in 9/1951 That must be the declaration date and not the actual scrap date. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8379 (serial #57066, L-sb class) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 479. The loco served for 28 years before being scrapped in September of 1951. 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 phot which is now part of my collection.
Photo Date:
11/1/1952
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:35 AM
Location:
Bensenville, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 479(2-8-2)
Views:
302
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #481 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Although still looking sharp and ready for the next assignment, MILW 2-8-2 #481's days are numbered as the diesels take over. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8381 (serial #57083, L-sb class) > renumbered in July of 1938 to MILW 481. 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 this photo which is now in my collectin.
Photo Date:
3/22/1953
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:36 AM
Location:
Milwaukee, WI
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 481(2-8-2)
Views:
264
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #493 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
With the advent of diesels, the lifespan of this loco is now about a year from being scrapped. Baldwin, 10/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8393 (serial #57249, L-sb class) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 493. The loco served for 31 years before being scrapped in July of 1954. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine wt of 292,770 lb and tractive force of 54,723 lb. This is an R. Donald Ross photo in my collection.
Photo Date:
7/19/1953
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:44 AM
Location:
Kansas City, MO
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 493(2-8-2)
Views:
283
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #481 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Can't be sure but it looks like MILW 2-8-2 #481 is sitting on a small turntable at the OshKosh, WI yard. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8381 (serial #57083, L-sb class) > renumbered in July of 1938 to MILW 481. 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. This is an Edwin Wilson photo in my collection.
Photo Date:
8/8/1953
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:37 AM
Location:
Oshkosh, WI
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 481(2-8-2)
Views:
306
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #477 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Although it doesn't show, Milwaukee Road 2-8-2 Mikado #477 only has a few months left of service before meeting up with the scrapper's torch. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8377 (serial #57064, L-sb class) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 477. The loco served for 31 years before being scrapped in October of 1954. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine wt of 292,770 lb and tractive force of 54,723 lb. This is an R. Donald Ross photo in my collection.
Photo Date:
5/22/1954
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:34 AM
Location:
Milwaukee, WI
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 477(2-8-2)
Views:
233
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #477 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Having served the Milwaukee Road for nearly 31 years, it's sad to see it now sitting in the scrap line at one of its namesake cities, Milwaukee. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8377 (serial #57064, L-sb class) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 477. The loco served for 31 years before being scrapped in October of 1954. 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 this photo which is now in my collection.
Photo Date:
7/1/1954
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:34 AM
Location:
Milwaukee, WI
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 477(2-8-2)
Views:
240
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #493 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Having been declared scrap a couple months earlier, MILW 2-8-2 #493 awaits the scrapper's torch anyday. Baldwin, 10/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8393 (serial #57249, L-sb class) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 493. The loco served for 31 years before being scrapped in July of 1954. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine wt of 292,770 lb and tractive force of 54,723 lb. This is an Edwin Wilson photo in my collection.
Photo Date:
9/1/1954
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:45 AM
Location:
Austin, MN
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 493(2-8-2)
Views:
261
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #486 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Ignorant that it has been declared scrap, MILW 2-8-2 #486 still looks like it is ready to continue working. Unfrortunately, diesels have taken over the duites. This may have been the last photo ever taken of it before the scrapper's torch hit it. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8386 (serial #57175, L-sb class) > renumbered in August of 1938 to MILW 486. The loco served for 31 years before being scrapped in September of 1954. 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:
10/2/1954
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:40 AM
Location:
St Paul, MN
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 486(2-8-2)
Views:
249
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #476 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
Sadly, Milwaukee Road 2-8-2 Mikado #476 now sits in the scrap line at the St Paul, MN, yard. Interesting that the bells, number board and headlight have not been removed yet. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8376 (serial #57063, L-sb class) > renumbered in June of 1938 to MILW 476. 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 this photo which is now in my collection.
Photo Date:
8/11/1955
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:33 AM
Location:
St Paul, MN
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 476(2-8-2)
Views:
267
Comments:
0
Title:
MILW 2-8-2 #483 - Milwaukee Road
Description:
This solid 2-8-2 Mikado was a versatile player on the Milwaukee Road roster by handling both passenger and freight when needed. Baldwin, 9/1923, nee-CMStP 2-8-2 #8383 (serial #57172, L-sb class) > renumbered in July of 1938 to MILW 483. The loco served for 31 years before being scrapped in December of 1954. 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:
10/16/1955
Upload Date:
9/29/2025 6:08:38 AM
Location:
St Paul, MN
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
MILW 483(2-8-2)
Views:
251
Comments:
0
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