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Owner: Soo Line
Model:Lima 4-8-4Built As:WC 5001 (4-8-4)
Serial Number:7754Order No:1145
Frame Number: Built:1/1938
Notes:1/1938, class O-20, scrapped 12/1954
Other locos with this serial:  SOO 5001(4-8-4)
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SOO 4-8-4 #5001 - Minneapolis, St Paul & Sault Ste. Marie
Title:  SOO 4-8-4 #5001 - Minneapolis, St Paul & Sault Ste. Marie
Description:  Nice roster shot of the Soo 4-8-4 #5001 taken in 1948 just before Canadian Pacific created the Soo Line RR from mergins several smaller railroads. Built by Lima in January of 1838 asone of the O-20 class, it lasted along with its sisters until the entire class was scrapped in December of 1954. Specs - serial #7754, class O-20 75" drivers, 26 x 32 cylinders, a 270 psi boiler pressure, a weight of 445,550 pounds and had a tractive effort of 66,000 pounds. This is an Aruthur B. Johnson photo.
Photo Date:  5/31/1948  Upload Date: 7/2/2025 10:20:55 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  SOO 5001(4-8-4)
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