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Owner: Saint Louis-San Francisco
Model:BLW 2-8-0Built As:SLSF 987 (2-8-0)
Serial Number:29800Order No:
Frame Number:21X28 cylinders, 55" driversBuilt:12/1906
Notes:Burnham, Wms & Co, 12/1906, scrp 6/1948
Other locos with this serial:  SLSF 987(2-8-0)
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SLSF 2-8-0 #987 - St Louis-San Francisco (Frisco)
Title:  SLSF 2-8-0 #987 - St Louis-San Francisco (Frisco)
Description:  Built by the Baldwin predecessor, Burnham, Wms & Co in December of 1907 (serial #29800), this SLSF 2-8-0 Consolidation #987 was a member of the 970 class. After nearly 42 years of service, it was scrapped in June of 1948 at the Springfield, MO, shops. Specs - 55" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 21x28" cylinders, engine weight of 181,500 lb, tractive effort of 38,160 lb. Arthur B. Johnson photo
Photo Date:  6/20/1948  Upload Date: 3/23/2020 6:59:35 AM
Location:  Springfield, MO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  SLSF 987(2-8-0)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
SLSF 2-8-0 #987 - St Louis-San Francisco
Title:  SLSF 2-8-0 #987 - St Louis-San Francisco
Description:  By the end of the month of June, this 2-8-0 Consolidation will be a pile of scrap metal in the Springfield, MO yard. Built by Baldwin in December of 1906 (serial #29800), it served faithfully for nearly 42 years before being scrapped. Specs - 55" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 21x28" cylinders, engine weight of 181,500 lb, tractive effort of 38,160 lb. Arthur B. Johnson photo
Photo Date:  6/20/1948  Upload Date: 12/24/2022 5:19:06 AM
Location:  Springfield, MO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  SLSF 987(2-8-0)
Views:  76   Comments: 0


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