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#573 Wabash Railroad


Built in 1899 by the Rhode Island Locomotive Works

Mogul type freight , 2-6-0

Last steam on Wabash

This locomotive was retained two years after the Wabash had become dieselized because of a bridge which would not support the weight of diesel-electric locomotives.

573 weighs 215,825 lbs. and has 64" drive wheels and 19" by 28" cylinders.

Donated to the Museum of Transportation in 1955 by the Wabash Railroad.


 

 


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