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The Mississippian Railway No. 76 is a 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Type steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in December 1920 for the Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Railroad Co. as #40.
The locomotive used to haul passenger and freight trains for the Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Railroad Co.
In 1925, the locomotive was later sold to St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. and renumbered as #76.
Today the engine is stored at the Oakland B&O Museum where it have a cosmetic restoration, and renumbered as B&O No. 476.
Trivia[]
- The engine was sold to the Mississippian Railway in 1947.
- As of 2020, there are plans to restore the engine back into running condition.