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673:. Purchased for $ 70,000, the locomotive was built to handle heavy passenger and freight services along the Frisco Railway's Eastern and Western divisions, and had a 200 PSI boiler pressure, 69-inch drivers, 54,085 lbs. of tractive effort, and a top speed of 70 mph. Throughout its career, No. 1522, along with the other T-54s, was found to be well liked by engine crews, dispatchers, and the motive power department. As they were true general-purpose locomotives, they were well suited for use in hotshot freight service, fast passenger service, or even local runs. 168: 711: 66: 25: 243: 822:
on May 17, 1999, while on a test run following an 18-month overhaul. A rail overturned under the fireman's side as the locomotive was moving onto the wye, causing extensive damage to the running gear. The damage was repaired and the locomotive returned to service a few months later with help from the
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The No. 1522 sat on display until September 1985 when the newly formed non-profit organization, The St. Louis Steam Train Association, selected the locomotive for restoration to operational condition. Work was completed and by April, 1988, and the No. 1522 began a second career in excursion service
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In 2002, it was announced that the No. 1522 was to be put back into retirement as a result of increased insurance rates and flue failures. New FRA regulations required that an active steam locomotive must be inspected and re-tubed every 15 years. (old boiler flues must be replaced with new ones),
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The No. 1522 was built to handle Frisco's heavier passenger trains through the hilly Ozark regions. Five other examples of Frisco Mountain-type locomotives are preserved today throughout the United States.
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and began rapid conversion to diesel during the late 1940s and early 1950s. All scheduled steam operations ended on the Frisco in February 1952, and reserve steam operations ended in 1956.
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which proved to be too expensive for the SLSTA. Between September 28 and 29 of that year, No. 1522 ran farewell excursions, and right afterwards it was put back into retirement.
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to Atlanta on its way to the convention. In June of the following year, the locomotive was the special guest of the annual haymarket heyday and did several excursions between
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The 1522 was originally retired about 1951. In May 1959, The locomotive was selected for preservation and donated to the Museum of Transportation of
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which lasted until retirement again in late 2002. This locomotive did a variety of excursions and went through an additional overhaul.
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St. Louis–San Francisco 1522 was built in 1926 as part of the third order of 1500-class (aka T-54) "Mountain" type locomotives for the
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In June 1994, No. 1522 was one of the locomotives to participate in the 1994 NRHS annual convention in
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annual employee appreciation special which included a historic tour through the state of
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until the fall of 2002 when it was placed back into retirement at the museum.
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A Born Again Frisco Survivor-No. 1522 Makes Remarkable Run on Initial Trip.
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annual convention in June 1990, No. 1522 pulled a 22-car excursion over
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Jackson, André (December 1988). "1522: Mountain Railroading".
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Out of Steam: Dieselization and American Railroads, 1920-1960
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In October 1988, No. 1522 made its inaugural run to
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