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Owner:
Elgin Joliet and Eastern
Model:
Alco 2-8-2
Built As:
EJE 721 (2-8-2)
Serial Number:
55730
Order No:
B-1392
Frame Number:
28X30 cylinders, 63" drivers
Built:
3/1916
Notes:
Brooks, 3/1916, sfs 07/48
Other locos with this serial:
EJE 721(2-8-2)
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Title:
EJE 2-8-2 #721 - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Rwy
Description:
Built by Alco-Brooks in March of 1916, this versatile 2-8-2 Mikado #721 hauled the steel around the Calumet region until being retired in June of 1948, a few months earlier than this photo. It was sold to the Purdy Co for scrap. One interesting note is it had the Miller Train Control installed for operating on C&EI. Specs - serial #55730, 63" drivers, 185 psi boiler pressure, 28x30" cylinders, engine weight of 313,9600 lb, tractive effort of 58,707 lb. Unknown photographer
Photo Date:
8/9/1948
Upload Date:
3/31/2020 11:05:26 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
EJE 721(2-8-2)
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