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Current Number | L4 |
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Railway Represented | Wisconsin Electric Power 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 | operated occasionally |
More info | http://www.irm.org/player/wepcol4 |
Gauge | 4'8.5" |
Construction | steel |
Roof type | AR |
Ended | DE |
Length | 31'8" |
Width | 9'6" |
Height | 12'10" |
Weight | 103470 |
#Seats | n/a |
#Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
Total HP | |
Trucks | TMER&L M100AB |
Brakes | GE |
Compressor | CP-29A (2) |
Control | GE M (C74F) |
Motors | GE 207B (4) |
Voltage (if not 600DC) |
Locomotive L4 on display at IRM in 2007 Illinois Railway Museum photo: https://www.irm.org/gallery/WEPCL4/aab |
Locomotive L4 in operation at IRM in 2022 Illinois Railway Museum photo: https://www.irm.org/gallery/WEPCL4/aah |
Owner | Car Num | From | To | Preservation? | Loan? |
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The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (Wisconsin, Milwaukee) | L4 | 1920 | 1938 | NO | NO |
The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Company (Wisconsin, Milwaukee) | L4 | 1938 | 1963 | NO | NO |
Wisconsin Electric Power Company | L4 | 1963 | 1972 | NO | NO |
The Wisconsin Electric Railway Historical Society (Wisconsin, East Troy) | L4 | 1972 | 1988 | YES | NO |
Private owner | L4 | 1988 | 1991 | YES | NO |
Illinois Railway Museum (Illinois, Union) | L4 | 1991 | present | YES | NO |
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Locomotive L4 in operation at IRM in 2011 YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cSO2a9WNWQ |