Originally built by Baldwin in March of 1901 as ATSF 2-6-0 #605, it was later converted by the ATSF shops in Topeka, KS in April of 1928 into ATSF 0-8-0 #605. The converted switcher lasted until being sold for scrap to M.S. Kaplan Company on 2/28/1951. Rebuilt 0-8-0 specs - 51" drivers, 220 psi boiler pressure, 21x28" cylinders, engine wt of 215,000 lb, tractive effort of 45,300 lb. D. W. Jungmeyer photo |