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| Current Number | L3 |
|---|---|
| Railway Represented | The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company |
| Builder | Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light |
| Built In | 1920 |
| Builder's order id | |
| Currently in (State) | Illinois |
| --(Locality) | Union |
| Totally out of svc date | 1972 |
| (Initial retirement date) | |
| Car Type | locomotive |
| -subtype | steeplecab |
| -designation | |
| Status | stored inoperable |
| More info | http://www.irm.org/player/tmerll3 |
| Gauge | 4'8.5" |
| Construction | steel |
| Roof type | AR |
| Ended | DE |
| Length | 31'8" |
| Width | 8'8" |
| Height | 12'10" |
| Weight | 100000 |
| #Seats | n/a |
| #Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
| Total HP | |
| Trucks | TMER&L M100AB |
| Brakes | GE |
| Compressor | GE CP29A (2) |
| Control | GE M (C74F) |
| Motors | GE 207B (4) |
| Voltage (if not 600DC) |
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Locomotive L3 on display at IRM circa 2014 RGUSRail.com photo: http://www.rgusrail.com/ilirmyard.html |
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Locomotive L3 on display at IRM circa 2014 RGUSRail.com photo: http://www.rgusrail.com/ilirmyard.html |
| Owner | Car Num | From | To | Preservation? | Loan? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (Wisconsin, Milwaukee) | L3 | 1920 | 1938 | NO | NO |
| The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Company (Wisconsin, Milwaukee) | L3 | 1938 | 1963 | NO | NO |
| Wisconsin Electric Power Company | L3 | 1963 | 1972 | NO | NO |
| The Wisconsin Electric Railway Historical Society (Wisconsin, East Troy) | L3 | 1972 | 1988 | YES | NO |
| Private owner | L3 | 1988 | 1991 | YES | NO |
| Illinois Railway Museum (Illinois, Union) | L3 | 1991 | present | YES | NO |