Soo Line 2645

Soo Line 2645
Soo Line 2645 at Mid-Continent Railway Museum in 2004
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Brooks Locomotive Works
Serial number 3687
Build date 1900
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 4-6-0
 • UIC 2'C'
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Fuel type Coal
Career
Operators Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway ("Soo Line")
Class E-25
Locale United States Upper Midwest
Retired October 1952
Current owner Mid-Continent Railway Museum
Disposition Display

Soo Line 2645 is a 4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler" type steam locomotive. It was built in 1900 by Brooks Locomotive Works for the Wisconsin Central as #247. The locomotive spent its entire career in Wisconsin. Often it was stationed in Manitowoc, Fond du Lac, and Neenah.[1]

The locomotive remained in Frame Park until 1972 when it was moved to the ex-C&NW station, which is now a restaurant. On September 20, 1988, the Waukesha City Council donated #2645 to Mid-Continent Railway Museum, where it currently resides.

References

  1. ↑ "Soo Line 2645". Mid-Continent Railway Museum.
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