MILW 2-8-2 #619 - Milwaukee Road  Contributor's Pick!       
Built by Alco in July 1912 for the Milwaukee Road, it first carried the number 1858, renumbered to 8058 in 1912, and renumbered again to 619 in 1938, retired in January 1950. Here it sits in the dead line at the Bensenville yard. Specs - L2 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine weight of 275,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,724 lb. Arthur B. Johnson photo although he mismarked it as a 2-8-0 on the back.
Date: 10/22/1950 Location: Bensenville, IL   Map Show Bensenville on a rail map Views: 400 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: MILW 619(2-8-2)    Author:  Gary Everhart
MILW 2-8-2 #619 - Milwaukee Road
Picture Categories: Roster,Yard,Steam This picture is part of album:  MILW 2-8-2 # 619
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Stephen Gose General Kind of curious looking fellow. 8/16/2016 12:33:23 AM

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