UP 844 & Cotton Belt 819
UP 844 & Cotton Belt 819 at rest at St Louis Union Station
Date:
6/15/1990
Location:
Saint Louis, MO
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Collection Of:
Butch Getz
Locomotives:
UP 844(4-8-4)
SSW 819(4-8-4)
Author:
Butch Getz
Picture Categories: Steam
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All Steam engines
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Ed Cooper
General
SSW #819 was built by the Cotton Belt in the Pine Bluff Shops. It was released for service on February 8, 1943. It was the last new Cotton Belt steam locomotive and was retired to a city park in Pine Bluff in 1955.
5/31/2007 10:27:40 AM
Ed Cooper
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The SSW #819 was removed from the city park in 1983 and restored to operation by members of the Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society in 1986.
5/31/2007 10:28:45 AM
Ron Moraca
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Where does the UP keep Cotton Belt #819?
9/25/2007 11:04:30 PM
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