Sumter & Choctaw 102
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Sumter & Choctaw 102 is a preserved 2-8-2
at the National Railroad Museum
.
It spent its career on the Sumter and Choctaw Railway and was retired in 1962 and donated to the National Railroad Museum
. In the 1980s, the tender of the locomotive was replaced with a tender equipped with two diesel engine
s. Thus the locomotive became a moving display. In 2007, one of the diesel engines was replaced with a more powerful engine so that it can now pull trains.
2-8-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-8-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle , eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...
at the National Railroad Museum
National Railroad Museum
The National Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, in suburban Green Bay.The museum is one of the oldest institutions in the United States dedicated to preserving and interpreting the nation's railroad history. It was founded in 1956 by community volunteers in...
.
It spent its career on the Sumter and Choctaw Railway and was retired in 1962 and donated to the National Railroad Museum
National Railroad Museum
The National Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, in suburban Green Bay.The museum is one of the oldest institutions in the United States dedicated to preserving and interpreting the nation's railroad history. It was founded in 1956 by community volunteers in...
. In the 1980s, the tender of the locomotive was replaced with a tender equipped with two diesel engine
Diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...
s. Thus the locomotive became a moving display. In 2007, one of the diesel engines was replaced with a more powerful engine so that it can now pull trains.