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Owner: Chicago Great Western
Model:BLW 2-8-0Built As:CGW 347 (2-8-0)
Serial Number:35200Order No:
Frame Number:24X30 cylinders, 63" driversBuilt:9/1910
Notes:1910, class G-3, rebuilt 11/1915, sfs 01/1950
Other locos with this serial:  CGW 347(2-8-0)
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CGW 2-8-0 #347 - Chicago Great Western
Title:  CGW 2-8-0 #347 - Chicago Great Western
Description:  A 1909-10 Baldwin built 2-8-0 Consolidation is on the turntable at what appears to be the Oelwein, IA, roundhouse. Specs - class G-3, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 24x30" cylinders, engine weight of 222,650 lb, tractive effort of 46,629 lb. Twelve of the 40 G-3 Consolidations were rebuilt by CGW shops into G-4 class Consolidations. All were retired between 1930-1950. No photographer listed. The date and location are approximate since neither were given.
Photo Date:  6/1/1940  Upload Date: 1/22/2018 9:50:55 AM
Location:  Oelwein, IA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CGW 347(2-8-0)
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