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Current Number | L7 |
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Railway Represented | Wisconsin Electric Power Company |
Builder | Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light |
Built In | 1931 |
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 | displayed inoperable |
More info | http://www.irm.org/player/wepcol7 |
Gauge | 4'8.5" |
Construction | steel |
Roof type | AR |
Ended | DE |
Length | 31'8" |
Width | 8'8" |
Height | 14'11" |
Weight | 74140 |
#Seats | n/a |
#Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
Total HP | |
Trucks | MCB |
Brakes | AMM |
Compressor | CP-19B |
Control | K-34D |
Motors | GE 205C (4) |
Voltage (if not 600DC) |
Locomotive L7 during switching at IRM in 2011 Illinois Railway Museum photo: https://www.irm.org/gallery/WEPCL7/aad |
Locomotive L7 during switching at IRM in 2016 Illinois Railway Museum photo: https://www.irm.org/gallery/WEPCL7/aae |
Owner | Car Num | From | To | Preservation? | Loan? |
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The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (Wisconsin, Milwaukee) | L7 | 1931 | 1938 | NO | NO |
The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Company (Wisconsin, Milwaukee) | L7 | 1938 | 1963 | NO | NO |
Wisconsin Electric Power Company | L7 | 1963 | 1972 | NO | NO |
The Wisconsin Electric Railway Historical Society (Wisconsin, East Troy) | L7 | 1972 | 1988 | YES | NO |
Illinois Railway Museum (Illinois, Union) | L7 | 1988 | present | YES | NO |
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Locomotive L7 in operation at IRM in 2009 YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak12BPen3U0 |