Soo Line 2645

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Brooks Locomotive Works
Serial number	3687
Build date	1900

Specifications
Configuration	4-6-0
UIC class	2'C'
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Fuel type	Coal

Career
Operators	Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway ("Soo Line")
Class	Soo Line E-25
Locale	United States Upper Midwest
Retired	October 1952
Current owner	Mid-Condident Railway
Disposition	Display

Soo Line 2645 is a 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler type Steam Locomotive, it was built in 1900 by Brooks Locomotive Works for the Wisconsin Central as #247. The Locomotive spent its entire carter in Wisconsin. Often it was stationed in Manitowoc, Fond du Lac, and Neenah.^[1]

The Locomotive remained Frame Park until 1972 when it was moved to the ex-C&NW station, which is now a restaurant. On September 20, 1988, the Waukesha City Council donated #2645 to Mid-Continent Railway Museum, where it currently resides.

Soo Line steam locomotives

0-4-0	A A-20 A-21

0-6-0	B (321 / X90) B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 (346) (353) B-20 B-21 B-22 B-23

4-4-0	C C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-20 C-21 C-22 C-23 C-24 C-25 V

2-6-0	D D-1 D-2 D-3 D-4 D-20 Z

4-6-0	E E-1 E-2 E-20 E-21 E-22 E-23 E-24 E-25 (2645)

2-8-0	F-1 F-2 F-3 F-4 F-6 F-7 F-8 (440) F-9 (451) F-10 F-11 F-12 F-20 F-21 (2425) F-22 (2442) F-23

2-10-0	G (950)

4-6-2	H H-1 H-2 H-3 (735) (736) H-20 H-21 (2713) H-22 (2714) H-23 (2718) (2719)

2-6-2	J

4-4-2	K-20

2-8-2	L L-1 (1003) L-2 (1011) L-3 L-4 (1024) L-20

4-8-2	N-20

4-8-4	O-20

References

↑ "Soo Line 2645".

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