4-8-4 4501
4-8-4 4501 at Southeastern Junction in 1942 (William Barham). The train is picking up orders and a clearance card prior to backing down to St. Louis Union Station to bring the Meteor west on a gloomy 1942 evening.
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4-8-2 4305
4-8-2 4305 Westbound at Southeastern Junction in 1942 (William Barham).
This locomotive was built at the Springfield West Shops in the late 1930s using parts from old 2-10-2s.
4-8-2 1521
4-8-2 1521 at Spencer, Oklahoma (Richard Kindig).
4-6-2 1056
4-6-2 1056 at Dallas, Texas on May 24, 1949. The locomotive is backing down to couple to its train.
4-6-2 1017
SLSF #1017 4-6-2 leaving Tower Grove (St. Louis, Missouri) station with the Sunnyland from Memphis in the early 1940s (C.E. Prusia). The Pacific type locomotive has the northbound Sunnyland, train #808, in tow at Grand Ave and will soon arrive at St Louis Union Station. The number on the semaphore instrument case gives away the location. The Chouteau Ave Viaduct is visible in the background.
Additional details thanks to Karl Brand.
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Tagged 1017, 4-6-2, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Sunnyland
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4-8-2 1516
4-8-2 1516 leads Train #1, The Texas Special, at Lindenwood Yard in St. Louis, Missouri in 1942
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Tagged 1516, 4-8-2, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Texas Special
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4-6-4 1066
4-6-4 1066 at Lindenwood Yard in St. Louis, Missouri in 1937.
4-8-2 4419
4-8-2 4419 at the Newburg, Missouri coal chute in 1946. This locomotive was rebuilt from a 2-10-2 in the early 1940s
4-6-2 1020
4-6-2 1020 (built 1910) at Lindenwood Yard in St. Louis, Missouri in 1938.
4-8-2 4404
4-8-2 4404 pulling Train #3 at a station stop in Neosho, Missouri on August 3, 1949. This heavy 4-8-2 was built by the shops in West Springfield, Missouri and was pulling 14 cars when photographed.
