Soo Line 2713 is an H-21 class

4-6-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and two trailing wheels on one axle. The locomotiv ...

steam locomotive that was built for the Wisconsin Central Railway in May 1911. The WC had fallen under the control of the

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(“Soo Line”) in 1909, and the locomotive fleets of both railroads were operated in a single pool. The 2713 was used to power the Soo Line and Wisconsin Central passenger trains in Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota. It was retired in 1955, and since 1957, has been on display in Veterans Memorial Park in

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. With it is Soo Line Caboose 99052, built in 1908 for the Wisconsin Central Railway, their No. 158.

References

External links

Soo Line 2713 website
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