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Owner: Chicago & Northwestern
Model:Alco 4-6-2Built As:CNW 1615 (4-6-2)
Serial Number:56234Order No:S-1172
Frame Number:25X28 cylinders, 75" driversBuilt:10/1916
Notes:Schenectady, 10/1916, nee-1615 re# 615 in 1952
Other locos with this serial:  CNW 615(4-6-2)
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CNW 4-6-2 #615 - Chicago & North Western
Title:  CNW 4-6-2 #615 - Chicago & North Western
Description:  Long before an SW1 carried the number 615, it belonged to the Alco-Schenectady 4-6-2 Pacific built in October of 1916 but as #1615 originally. The loco was later rebuilt as an E-S class member and renumbered 615 in 1952 as seen in the photo. It stayed on the roster through 10/1 1952. Disposition unknown. An unknown photographer caught it as it sat in Marshfield, WI. Original specs - serial #56234, nee-#1615, E class, 75" drivers, 185 psi boiler pressure, 25x28" cylinders, engine weight of 260,000 lb, tractive effort of 36,692 lb.
Photo Date:  6/1/1950  Upload Date: 3/11/2019 7:37:47 AM
Location:  Marshfield, WI
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  CNW 615(4-6-2)
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