Power type Steam Model H-23 Total produced 6 | Serial number 64313 Build date May 1923 | |
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Soo Line 2718 is a Pacific class 4-6-2 steam locomotive that was originally owned by the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway ("Soo Line"), but operated by their subsidiary, the Wisconsin Central Railway.
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History
The 2718 was built in May, 1923 in Schenectady, New York. It was one of six H-23 Pacific Class steam locomotives built for the Soo Line.
The 2718 was donated to the National Railroad Museum in February 1958. The museum used it for a few years to move cars around the grounds. It also saw limited service pulling the museum train.
Other H-23 class locomotives
There were six H-23 class locomotives built in May 1923. Two of them are preserved.
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