| Looking like it was prepariing for a long haul with what appears to be a second water tender attached, MILW 2-8-2 #313 is ready for whatever it needs to do. Built by Alco-Schenectady in August of 1919 as CM&StP #8691, it was renumbered MILW 313 in 1938. After nearly 35 years of service, the loco was retired in April of 1954. Specs - L3 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x32" cylinders, engine wt of 331,335 lb and tractive effort of 74,469 with booster. This is a Burns photo. |