Great Northern Railway Engine No. 2523

Great Northern Railway Engine No. 2523 (HM1G2D)

Location: Willmar, MN 56201 Kandiyohi County
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N 45° 7.627', W 95° 2.169'

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???? This mountain type locomotive survivor of the steam engines acquired by the Great Northern Railway to speed up main-line passenger service was placed on permanent exhibition here on October 17, 1965.



???? A powerful and speedy locomotive of the P-2 class, this engine now looks every bit the aristocrat that it was during the years of its pre-eminent association with the Oriental Limited. The Empire Builder was inaugurated in June, 1929, and popularity of the train led to addition of cars to the consist and this necessitated more powerful engines ??? the renowned S-2 locomotive.



???? Engine No. 2523 is the last of 28 locomotives built for Great Northern by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. After these engines were replaced by the more powerful S-2 in Empire Builder service they pulled the fast mail and the famed silk trains. The P-2 engines later were used in freight service and were retired in 1955.



???? Locomotive and tender are 94 feet 8? inches long, weighs 617,000 pounds and height from rail to the top of stack is 15 feet 10 inches. No. 2523 was an oil burner and developed 57,580 pounds of tractive effort. Each of the eight drive wheels is 73 inches high.



???? The track on which No. 2523 stands is laid to Great Northern main line specifications. The creosoted ties are supported on a sub-ballast consisting of 6 inches of rock chips and a ballast of 6 inches of crushed granite which is quarried by the Great Northern in Granite Falls, MN.
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Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 12:10am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 339875 N 4999088
Decimal Degrees45.12711667, -95.03615000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 7.627', W 95° 2.169'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 7' 37.62" N, 95° 2' 10.14" W
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Area Code(s)320, 952, 651
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 618 US-71 BUS, Willmar MN 56201, US
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