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Owner: Great Northern
Model:Alco 4-8-0Built As:GN 401 (4-8-0)
Serial Number:1973Order No:
Frame Number:20X24 cylinders, 55" driversBuilt:10/1891
Notes:Brooks 10/1891, class 38/G-1, re# 601 in 1899, sfs 11/1928
Other locos with this serial:  GN 601(4-8-0)
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GN 4-8-0 #601 - Great Northern
Title:  GN 4-8-0 #601 - Great Northern
Description:  Sadly, it looks like Great Northern 4-8-0 twelve wheeler or "Mastodon" type steam locomotive has reached the scrap line in St Paul, MN. Built by the Brooks Locomotive Works in Dunkirk, NY (pre-ALCO merger) in 1891, the G-1 class it was in lasted until the late 1920's in service to the Great Northern. Specs - serial #1973, class 38/G-1, 55" drivers, 160 psi boiler pressure, 20x24" cylinders, engine weight of 156,000 lb, tractive effort of 23,738 lb. No date was given for this photo but Robert Graham has the photo credit.
Photo Date:  6/1/1928  Upload Date: 6/7/2021 4:31:44 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  GN 601(4-8-0)
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