Oil-fired 4-6-4

Oil-fired 4-6-4

By Angela Cotey | January 15, 2024

| Last updated on August 7, 2025


This Milwaukee Road 4-6-4 is an oil-burner — note the lack of an open coal bunker on the tender. The rear stenciling indicates a capacity of 18,000 gallons of water and 7,000 gallons of oil. The engine has been converted from coal-firing for service in Idaho and Washington.
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