Soo Line No. 2719 is a H-23 class 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotivethat was built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in May 1923 for passenger service on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway, better known as the Soo Line Railroad.
It operated until the mid-1950s when it was withdrawn from revenue service and put into storage. It was brought out of retirement to haul the Soo Line's last steam-powered train, a 1959 round-trip excursion between Minneapolis, Minnesota and Ladysmith, Wisconsin. It is estimated that the 2719 traveled more than 3 million miles during its time on the Soo Line.
Soo Line 2719 - September 2001 Charter - Part 1
Soo Line 2719 - September 2001 Charter - Part 1
No, 2719 was then given to the City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin and displayed in Carson Park until 1996. It was restored and operated excursions from 1998 until 2013 when its boiler certificate expired.
In 2015 No, 2719 was sold to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota, where it currently remains on static display with the possibility of being restored to operational status again.
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- The engine has appeared in the videos: Steam ‘98, The Best of 2000, 2719: Steaming Thru the Chippewa Valley, Steam: Trackside & Inside, Steam Stars-734 & 2719, The Return of Milwaukee Road 261, Dairyland Steam, DM&IR 403, F-Units & More, Great Scenic Railway Journeys-Trains Around North America, Soo Line Survivors, 2719: Steamin’ Highlights, 2719: Restoring a 4-6-2 Pacific, Midwest Classic Steam, Wisconsin Central Volume 4, Steam Smoke & Thunder Volume 1, Great American Steam Locomotives: The Pacific, & Midwest Steam 2009 Part 2.
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