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Milwaukee Road class L2
🇺🇸 United States ·built by American Locomotive Company· from 1912· class of 380 two-cylinder 2-8-2 locomotives
what is it?
The Milwaukee Road class L2 were 2-8-2 or "Mikado"-type steam locomotives built by or for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (“The Milwaukee Road”) in the period 1912–1923.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 114 years ago, in 1912.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1912–1923
- retired
- 1956
- status
- retired
- number built
- 380
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- American Locomotive Company, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
- operators
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6861828, Wikipedia: Milwaukee Road class L2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.