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coborn35
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Madame Queen
Posted by coborn35 on Sunday, January 15, 2006 7:46 PM
Does anyone know what happened to the DMIR's locomotive Madame Queen?
It was an articulated mallet I believe[%-)]

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Texas Zepher
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Posted by Texas Zepher on Monday, January 23, 2006 12:15 AM
The locomotive called "Madame Queen" I am familiar with is Santa Fe 2-10-2 #5000. Used over the Raton Pass around 1946.

Don't know if there is any connection other than the name or not.
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andrechapelon
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Posted by andrechapelon on Thursday, January 26, 2006 11:30 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Texas Zepher

The locomotive called "Madame Queen" I am familiar with is Santa Fe 2-10-2 #5000. Used over the Raton Pass around 1946.

Don't know if there is any connection other than the name or not.


Actually, Santa Fe #5000 was a 2-10-4. http://atsf.railfan.net/atsfpres/atsf5000.jpg

Andre
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VAPEURCHAPELON
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Posted by VAPEURCHAPELON on Thursday, June 22, 2006 4:09 PM
Don't know its exact number - believe either 220 or 222, but for sure I can say that it has been scrapped - late 1940s or a bit later because of the advent of the 2-8-8-4s.
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wjstix
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Posted by wjstix on Friday, June 23, 2006 11:28 AM
I believe the Missabe's "Madame Queen" was 2-8-8-2 no. 210. It was blt for the Duluth Missabe and Northern in 1916, rebuilt (changed from compound to simple expansion) in the 30's, and retired in 1958. It would have been scrapped sometime after that, but some DMIR engines didn't get scrapped until like 1967.

http://www.missabe.com/dmir210.html

Unfortunately I just moved to a new house Saturday, so all my RR books are still in boxes so I'm going by memory and the Missabe RR Hist. Soc. website. [:I]
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