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Owner: Chicago Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon
Model:Alco 4-8-0Built As:CIL 209 (4-8-0)
Serial Number:3495Order No:
Frame Number:21X26 cylinders, 54" driversBuilt:4/1900
Notes:Brooks, 04/1900, E1 class, blt as 209, re# 229 in 1911, retired 06/20
Other locos with this serial:  CIL 229(4-8-0)
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CIL 4-8-0 #229 - Chicago, Indpls & Louisville (Monon)
Title:  CIL 4-8-0 #229 - Chicago, Indpls & Louisville (Monon)
Description:  An unknown photographer caught the engineer with his 1900 Brooks build 4-8-0 "Mastodon" steam loco posing in an unknown location in Indiana. Specs - E1 class, 54" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 21x26" cylinders, engine weight of 172,000 lb, tractive effort of 36,097 lb. The class was retired between 1946-49 - this loco was retired on 6/20/1949. The photo appears to be a very old print (or reprint), not a newer one. The date is approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1935  Upload Date: 1/6/2017 9:53:30 AM
Location:  Unknown, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  CIL 229(4-8-0)
Views:  349   Comments: 2


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