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St. Louis–San Francisco Railway 1632 is a preserved class "Ye" 2-10-0 type steam locomotive owned by the Belton, Grandview and Kansas City Railroad in Belton, Missouri.[1]
History
[edit]Revenue service
[edit]The locomotive was built in 1918 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for use in Russia as a class Ye locomotive.[2] However, it, along with about 200 other locomotives, remained in the United States because the Bolshevik government could not pay for them after the Russian Revolution. It was converted from 5 ft (1,524 mm) Russian track gauge to 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. After being re-gauged, the locomotive was sold to the USRA and was numbered 1190. In 1920, the locomotive was sold to the St. Louis – San Francisco Railway, also known as the "Frisco", where it was used as a mixed traffic engine. In 1951, the locomotive was sold to Eagle-Picher, which used it to haul lead ore from a mine to their smelter.
Retirement
[edit]In 1964 it was donated to the Belton, Grandview and Kansas City Railroad but was stored in Ottawa, Kansas until 1991. It was moved to Belton, Missouri on the SHRX (Ex. DODX) open air passenger flatcar.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "St Louis-San Francisco 2-10-0 "Decapod" Locomotives in the USA". SteamLocomotive.com.
- ^ "2-10-0 "Decapod" Locomotives in the USA". Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ "equipment". Retrieved June 1, 2024.
External links
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