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freight engines. All were still on the active roster in May 1953, but all had been retired by the end December 1954 when the railroad completed its dieselization.
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They were the last, and largest design of purpose-built switch engines that the Soo Line owned, any heavier switching duties were performed by down-graded
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from the second batch, which is operational and gives free rides annually at the
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in 1915, with a further five (#350–354) being constructed by their
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American Locomotive Company
Whyte
0-6-0
UIC
Gauge
Driver
Wheelbase
Axle load
Cylinders
Cylinder size
Valve gear
Walschaerts
Tractive effort
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Class
#346
#353
0-6-0
steam locomotives
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway
American Locomotive Company
Schenectady plant
Brooks plant
Dunkirk, New York
2-8-0
#346
Wheels Across the Prairie Museum
Tracy, Minnesota
#353

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