Milwaukee Road 1004

Milwaukee Road 1004
Milwaukee Road 1004 in Austin, MN
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Serial number 19543 Build date 1901 Number rebuilt 1920
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-0  • UIC 2′C h2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Driver dia. 63 in (1,600 mm) Loco weight 182,700 pounds (82,900 kg) Boiler pressure 200 lbf/in2 (1,400 kPa; 14 kgf/cm2) Cylinder size 22 in × 28 in (559 mm × 711 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 36,568 lbf (162.66 kN)
Career Operators Milwaukee Road Class G8 Withdrawn April 1957 Disposition Static display, Austin, Minnesota

Milwaukee Road 1004 is a preserved 4-6-0 steam locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in September 1901 as a class B4 four-cylinder Vauclain compound locomotive for the Milwaukee Road who numbered it 385.

It was renumbered 1735 in 1907, and renumbered again in 1912 as 4335. Like most of the Milwaukee Road's Vaulclain compounds, it was rebuilt as a two-cylinder simple locomotive; for 4335 this happened in February 1920 when it was reclassified as class G8 and renumbered 2604. In the Milwaukee Road's 1938 renumbering, it received its last number — 1004. It was finally retired in April 1957.^[1]

The locomotive was mostly a freight locomotive while working on the Milwaukee Road; A Railroad article from around 1957 believed that Milwaukee Road 1004 was the last steam locomotive to retire and leave the system.

Today the 1004 is preserved non-operational at the Fairgrounds, in Austin, Minnesota. It is also the only surviving member of its class, and it is one of only five surviving Milwaukee Road steam locomotives.^[2][3]

• Edson, W. D. (Spring 1977). "Milwaukee Road locomotives: All time steam, diesel and electric roster". Railroad History (136). Boston: The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, Inc.