Soo Line No. 2719

Soo Line No. 2719 is a H-23 class 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotivethat was built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in May 1923 for passenger service on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway, better known as the Soo Line Railroad.
It operated until the mid-1950s when it was withdrawn from revenue service and put into storage. It was brought out of retirement to haul the Soo Line's last steam-powered train, a 1959 round-trip excursion between Minneapolis, Minnesota and Ladysmith, Wisconsin. It is estimated that the 2719 traveled more than 3 million miles during its time on the Soo Line.Soo Line 2719 - September 2001 Charter - Part 1|thumb|337x337px
No, 2719 was then given to the City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin and displayed in Carson Park until 1996. It was restored and operated excursions from 1998 until 2013 when its boiler certificate expired. 
In 2015 No, 2719 was sold to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota, where it currently remains on static display with the possibility of being restored to operational status again. 
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Category:Built in 1923
Category:4-6-2 locomotives
Category:4-6-2 steam locomotives
Category:Steam locomotives
Category:American locomotives
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Category:Six-coupled locomotives
Category:ALCO locomotives
Category:Soo Line locomotives
Category:Excursion locomotives
Category:Restored locomotives
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Category:Preserved locomotives
Category:American steam locomotives
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Category:Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Category:Class H-23
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