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Class 3-4 (1350-1389) 4-6-0 Ten-wheeler. Total built 40. Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1902.
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For a long time 1356 worked on the Coeur d'Alene Branch between Missoula
and Wallace and was one of the engines that made history by evacuating people
in the Wallace area during the disastrous forest fires of 1910. There was
service on local freights between Missoula, Polson, Darby, Philipsburg and
Butte. Repaired after turning over in the Bitter Root River in 1943, 1356
continued to work out of Missoula until June 16, 1954 when she made her last
trip helping No. 1 to Evaro. On April 14, 1955 she was sent to South Tacoma for
dismantling.
In the meantime NP decided to donate a locomotive to the city of Missoula. No better choice than 1356 could have been made. She was jerked out of the South Tacoma deadline, overhauled and brought back to Missoula for permanent display. The photo shows 1356 on the day she was moved to her present location, October 20, 1955. |
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