Railroad Work Equipment
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Alco 1924
Kansas City Southern 759
Kansas City Southern 759
Description: | Tender, Mallet 759 |
Equipment Information
KCS 759 is the tender from a class G-2 steam locomotive, which was a 2-8-8-0 Mallet freight engine. It is a “Vanderbilt” style tender, meaning it has a cylindrical water tank rather than the more common square water tank design. The steam engine to which this tender was once attached was scrapped in the 1950s.
Builder: Alco
Year built: 1924
Trucks: ASF
Description: Vanderbilt tender
Arrived: ????
Condition: Incomplete / unrestored / not operational
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