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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) |
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| 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) |
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235 Comments: 0 |
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