Wisconsin Electric Power Company L4




Facts and Figures


Current NumberL4
Railway RepresentedWisconsin Electric Power Company
BuilderMilwaukee Electric Railway & Light
Built In1920
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Illinois
--(Locality)Union
Totally out of svc date1972
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypesteeplecab
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More infohttp://www.irm.org/player/wepcol4
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length31'8"
Width9'6"
Height12'10"
Weight103470
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP
TrucksTMER&L M100AB
BrakesGE
CompressorCP-29A (2)
ControlGE M (C74F)
MotorsGE 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



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (Wisconsin, Milwaukee)L41920 1938 NO NO
The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Company (Wisconsin, Milwaukee)L41938 1963 NO NO
Wisconsin Electric Power Company L41963 1972 NO NO
The Wisconsin Electric Railway Historical Society (Wisconsin, East Troy)L41972 1988 YES NO
Private owner L41988 1991 YES NO
Illinois Railway Museum (Illinois, Union)L41991 present YES NO


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Locomotive L4 in operation at IRM in 2011
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cSO2a9WNWQ