Invention and Engineering

Crab Orchard and Egyptian 17

Crab Orchard and Egyptian 17 is a preserved 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive, built in 1940 by the Canadian Locomotive Company (CLC) for the Roberval and Saguenay Railway (RS). It was the final steam locomotive in the United States to be regularly and exclusively used for commercial freight service, with its final assignments occurring in 1986.

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• ▸Electricity
• ▸Funchal
• ▸Arnold Beckman

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