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project. In 2001 more than $ 1.1 million of Texas State Transportation Commission and local matching funds were allocated for the removal and restoration of the locomotive. The engine was removed from the Centennial Museum in 2002, and placed in a warehouse where it was cosmetically restored. As part
515:. The bell clapper was removed because students would ring it to disturb the slumber of residents in nearby dorms. In 1968, El Paso Historical Society and the Junior Chamber of Commerce raised money to build a shelter to protect this important national treasure from the elements. 442:. The Milwaukee & Mississippi became the Milwaukee & Prairie du Chien Railway Company in 1861. The locomotive was renumbered 111 when the M&PdC was sold to the Milwaukee & St Paul Railroad in 1867; the railroad renaming itself The 485:
In 1903, it was retired, and around 1909, Locomotive No. 1 was overhauled, painted, and put on display in Downtown El Paso at the intersection of Stanton and Franklin streets. In 1939, the engine was used in the film
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of the restoration work, the bell clapper was returned on June 20, 2002, and reinstalled. The restored engine was placed in the
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In 1889, the locomotive was sold to the Arizona and Southeastern Railroad Company, as their No. 1, later becoming the
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burning during this time, thus receiving its current appearance with a straight
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Edson, William D. (Spring 1977). "Predecessor Lines of the Milwaukee Road".
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Edson, William D. (Spring 1977). "Milwaukee Road Locomotives".
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15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm)
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In October 1999, the engine was officially recognized as a
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Breese, Kneeland, and Company
Whyte
4-4-0
Gauge
Driver
Adhesive weight
Cylinders
Cylinder size
Valve gear
Stephenson
Tractive effort
lbf
kN
Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
El Paso and Southwestern Railroad
University of Texas at El Paso
4-4-0
steam locomotive
El Paso, Texas
Breese, Kneeland, and Company
Jersey City, New Jersey
wood burner
Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad

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