MILW 2-8-0 #1240 - MIlwaukee Road         
This is one of the 15 class C5 2-8-0 Consolidatrion that the Milwaukke Shops built in 1913. Originally it carried the number CMStP #7240 but renumbered in 1927 to CMstP&P 7240 and again in 1938 to MILW 1240. The loco was retired sometime between 1945-54. Specs - 63" drivers, 185 psi boiler pressure, 24x30" cylinders, engine wt of 224,000lb, tractive effort of 43,130 lb. Unfortunately, no photograher was listed for the photo.
Date: 2/21/1954 Location: Bensenville, IL   Map Show Bensenville on a rail map Views: 43 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: MILW 1240(2-8-0)    Author:  Gary Everhart
MILW 2-8-0 #1240 - MIlwaukee Road
Picture Categories: Roster,Yard,Steam This picture is part of album:  MILW 2-8-0 Consolidations C5 Class
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