| Sitting in a scrap line is Milwaukee Road 4-4-2 #24 built by Burnham, Wms & Co in November of 1898 originally as MILW #875. The loco was renumbered several times - MILW 408 in 1899, MILW 908 in 1901, MILW 3008 in 1912 and finally MILW 24 in 1938. Original specs - serial #16319, class A1, 78" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, Vauclain compoumd with 22x26" & 13x26" cylinders, engine weight of 140,700 lb, modest tractive effort of 14,196 lb. The loco was finally retired in May of 1948. Unknown photographer |