| Milwaukee Road 2-8-2 #578 jad just been officially declared retired in this month when the photo was taken. History - Baldwin, 1/1921 serial #54287 class L-2a nee-MILW 8278, renumbered in 6/1938 to MILW 578. The loco served the Milwaukee Road for nearly 33 years before being retired in April of 1954. Specs - 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine wt of 287,600 lb, tractive effort of 54,723 lb. No photographer was listed for the photo. |