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Carson Park

Historic Name:
SOO LINE LOCOMOTIVE #2719

Other Name:
Soo Line Locomotive #2719

Reference Number:
30666

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Property Location

Location (Address)

Carson Park

County

Eau Claire

City/Village

Eau Claire

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1923

Additions

Survey Date

1981

Historic Use

rolling stock/locomotive

Architectural Style

NA (unknown or not a building)

Structural System

Wall Material

Metal

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. 2008: Locomotive is currently on loan to Duluth, Minnesota. Moved to Carson Park in 1960. Map code and map location reflects its location in Carson Park, Eau Claire. Locomotive #2719 was the last operating steam locomotive on the Soo Line. "Locomotive No. 2719, Class H-23, a Pacific with 4-6-2 wheel arrangement was built by the American Locomotive Works in 1923. It was retired in 1955. It traveled approximately 4 million miles in its 32 years of service pulling passenger trains between Minneapolis and Chicago" (A).

Bibliographic References

(A) The Soo-Liner, Vol. 11, No. 2, April-June, 1960. (B) CHETEK ALERT 8/25/1994. EAU CLAIRE LEADER TELEGRAM 2/8/1996. Eau Claire Leader Telegram 7/31/1998. Appleton Post Crescent 6/27/2003. soo2713.org

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Soo Line Locomotive 2719

National Register Listing Date

Jan 10, 1994

State Register Listing Date

Oct 08, 1993

Contributing

rolling stock/locomotive NA (unknown or not a building)

Eau Claire
County

Eau Claire
Community

1920-1929
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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