| It appears as if the fireman is waiting for a signal to pull MILW 2-8-0 Consolidation #1244 from the storage line. This is one of the 15 class C5 2-8-0 Consolidations that the Milwaukee Road Shops built in 1913. Originally it carried the number CMStP #7244 but renumbered twice after - in 1927 to CMStP&P #7244 and in 1938 to MILW 1244. The entire class C5 locos were retired between 1945-54. . Specs - 63" drivers, 185 psi boiler pressure, 24x30" cylinders, engine wt of 224,000lb, tractive effort of 43,130 lb. Unfortunately, no photograher was listed for the photo. |