Originally the loco was built by the Milwaukee Shops in April of 1908 as MILW #1207 but renumbered to #1416 in 1938.The loco was lucky enough to have survived as a display at the Museum of Sarts & Science in Evansville, IN.It was purchased by the Museum for the Wabash Sand and Graveil Company (its last employer) in 1965. Original specs - class I5-a, 51" drivers, 19x26" cylinders, 180 psi boiler pressure. This is an R. Donald Ross photo |