CNW 4-6-2 #1666 - Chicago & North Western         
Long before an RSD5 unit carried the number 1666 for the CNW, this 1923 Alco-Brooks built 4-6-2 Pacific had that honor. An unknown photographer caught it at Keeler Avenue in Midlothian, IL. Original specs - serial #63891, class E-late, 75" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 25x28" cylinders, engine weight of 276,000 lb, tractive effort of 39,667 lb. The loco was rebuilt as a class E-S in March of 1940. It stayed on the roster to at least 10/1/1952. Disposition unknown. unknown photographer
Date: 3/13/1939 Location: Midlothian, IL   Map Show Midlothian on a rail map Views: 641 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: CNW 1666(4-6-2)    Author:  Gary Everhart
CNW 4-6-2 #1666 - Chicago & North Western
Picture Categories: Roster,Steam This picture is part of album:  CNW STEAM ALBUM
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