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Milwaukee Road S3 class
MILW 265 on display in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in early 1966.
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
American Locomotive Company
Order number
S-1928
Serial number
71973–71982
Build date
July–September 1944
Total produced
10
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-8-4
• UIC
2′D2′ h2
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.
36 in (914 mm)
Driver dia.
74 in (1,880 mm)
Trailing dia.
38 in (965 mm) (lead axle) 44 in (1,118 mm) (trail axle)
Wheelbase
Loco & tender: 95.54 ft (29.12 m)
Length
109 ft 7+3⁄4 in (33.42 m)
Height
15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Axle load
64,825 lb (32.413 short tons)
Adhesive weight
259,300 pounds (129.7 short tons)
Loco weight
460,000 pounds (230 short tons)
Tender weight
364,100 pounds (182.1 short tons)
Total weight
824,100 pounds (412.1 short tons)
Tender type
Water-bottom
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
25 short tons (23,000 kg)
Water cap.
20,000 US gal (76,000 L; 17,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area
96.20 sq ft (8.937 m2)
Boiler pressure
250 lbf/in2 (1.72 MPa)
Safety valve
Pop
Cylinders
Two
Cylinder size
26 in × 32 in (660 mm × 813 mm)
Valve gear
Walschaert
Performance figures
Maximum speed
100 mph (160 km/h)
Power output
4,500 hp (3,400 kW)
Tractive effort
62,119 lbf (276.32 kN)
Factor of adh.
4.17
Career
Operators
Milwaukee Road
Class
S3
Numbers
260–269
Retired
1954-1956
Preserved
Two (No. 261 and No. 265)
Disposition
Milwaukee Road 261 in operating condition Milwaukee 265 on display in Union, Illinois Remainder scrapped
The Milwaukee Road S3 Class was a class of 10 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company in 1944 and operated by the Milwaukee Road until the mid 1950s. The locomotives saw service in pulling freight and passenger trains throughout the Milwaukee Road.
Today, two S3s survive, No. 261 is in operating condition and No. 265 is on display in Union, Illinois.
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