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Soo Line 2719
Soo Line No. 2719 steams into Two Harbors, Minnesota on September 20, 2009
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
American Locomotive Company (ALCO)
Serial number
64314
Model
H-23
Build date
May 1923
Total produced
6
Rebuild date
1954–1955
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-6-2
• UIC
2′C1′ h2
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.
36 in (914 mm)
Driver dia.
75 in (1,905 mm)
Trailing dia.
50 in (1,270 mm)
Wheelbase
31 ft 10 in (9.70 m)
Length
Loco: 46 ft 7+1⁄2 in (14.21 m), Loco & tender: 82 ft 6+3⁄4 in (25.17 m)
Width
10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)
Height
15 ft 3+1⁄2 in (4.66 m)
Adhesive weight
172,400 lb (78,200 kilograms; 78.2 tonnes)
Loco weight
281,080 lb (127,500 kilograms; 127.50 tonnes)
Total weight
497,080 lb (225,470 kilograms; 225.47 tonnes)
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
35,000 lb (16,000 kilograms; 16 tonnes)
Water cap.
12,000 US gal (45,000 L; 10,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area
52.75 sq ft (4.901 m2)
Boiler pressure
200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa)
Feedwater heater
Worthington SCA-2A
Heating surface:
• Firebox
207 sq ft (19.2 m2)
• Flues
3,172 sq ft (294.7 m2)
• Total surface
4,639 sq ft (431.0 m2)
Superheater:
• Heating area
1,260 sq ft (117 m2)
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
25 in × 26 in (635 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear
Walschaerts
Valve type
Piston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort
36,833 lbf (163.84 kN)
Factor of adh.
4.68
Career
Operators
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad ("Soo Line")
Class
H-23
Number in class
2 of 6
Numbers
2719
Locale
Wisconsin and Minnesota, United States
Delivered
May 1923
Retired
June 21, 1959 (revenue service) September 14, 2013 (1st excursion service)
Preserved
1960
Restored
July 27, 1998
Current owner
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Disposition
On static display, awaiting overhaul
Soo Line Locomotive 2719
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location
Duluth, Minnesota
Built by
American Locomotive Company
NRHP reference No.
93001453[1][2]
Added to NRHP
January 10, 1994
Soo Line 2719 is a 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for use on passenger trains operated by the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway ("Soo Line"). No. 2719 was used to haul the Soo Line's last steam-powered train, a June 21, 1959 round-trip excursion between Minneapolis, Minnesota and Ladysmith, Wisconsin. It was then displayed in Eau Claire, Wisconsin until 1996.[3] It was restored and operated in excursion service from 1998 until 2013 when its boiler certificate expired. Today, the locomotive remains on static display in Duluth, Minnesota.
^"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^"Soo Line Locomotive 2719". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 93001453.
^"Soo Line steam locomotive to remain in Duluth | Trains Magazine". 24 October 2019.
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