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Owner: Chicago & Northwestern
Model:Alco 4-6-2Built As:CNW 1608 (4-6-2)
Serial Number:55538Order No:S-1126
Frame Number:25X28 cylinders, 75" driversBuilt:12/1915
Notes:Schenectady 12/1915, nee-1608, re# in 1952
Other locos with this serial:  CNW 1608(4-6-2) CNW 608(4-6-2)
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CNW 4-6-2 #608 - Chicago & North Western
Title:  CNW 4-6-2 #608 - Chicago & North Western
Description:  With steam up and a full load of coal in the tender, CNW 4-6-2 Pacific #608 is ready to roll. Built by Alco-Schenectady in December of 1915 as CNW 1608, it was later shortened to CNW 608 in 1952. No final disposition date was found for the loco. Specs - serial #55538, class E, 75" drivers, 185 psi boiler pressure, 25x28" cylidners, engine wt of 261,000 lb, tractive effort of 36,700 lb. A stoker was applied in October of 1943. No photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  1/6/1955  Upload Date: 5/3/2023 7:20:25 AM
Location:  West Chicago, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  CNW 608(4-6-2)
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