Soo Line 2713
Soo Line No. 2713 on display at Stevens Point, WI in 2021
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderAmerican Locomotive Company
Serial number49796
Build dateMay 1911
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-2
 • UIC2′C1′ h2
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.75 in (1,905 mm)
Loco weight258,000 lb (117.0 metric tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size25 in × 26 in (635 mm × 660 mm)
Loco brakeIndependent Air
Train brakesAutomatic Air
Performance figures
Tractive effort36,833 lbf (163.84 kN)
Career
OperatorsWisconsin Central Railway, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway (“Soo Line”)
ClassH-21
Number in class10th of 10
Retired1955
DispositionOn static display

Soo Line 2713 is an H-21 class 4-6-2 steam locomotive that was built for the Wisconsin Central Railway in May 1911. The WC had fallen under the control of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway (“Soo Line”) in 1909, and the locomotive fleets of both railroads were operated in a single pool.[1]

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 Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. With it is Soo Line Caboose 99052, built in 1908 for the Wisconsin Central Railway, their No. 158.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Soo Line 2713". Retrieved September 9, 2022.


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