United States Army 2-8-0 No. 607
Fort Eustis, VA, United States 		Location: U.S. Army Transportation Museum
Status: Display
Posted: Sep 5, 2007 @ 20:09:49 by Brian Wentworth
We visited this site and saw the tank engine on display. The 2-8-0 was gone for repairs to a maintenance shop on base. No time for completion was given to use.
Posted: Feb 15, 2006 @ 12:02:26 by nick
change to reflect number611
Posted: Sep 4, 2002 @ 08:09:09 by Doug Bailey
Barbara A. Bower, the Director of the U.S. Army Transportation Museum at Fort Eustis, VA, supplied the following information regarding No.607: Steam locomotives of this type were built by American Locomotive Company, Baldwin Locomotive Works and Lima Locomotive Works between 1942 and 1945. Built to run on standard 56-1/2 inch gauge track, they had good operational reputations and were familiar sites on British railways in the months preceding the Normandy landing. The tender carries ten tons of coal and 6,500 gallons of water. This locomotive, originally No. 5187 in World War II and renumbered No. 607 in 1952, was one of the last steam locomotives built by Lima Locomotive Works in 1945. It was also the last Army steam locomotive in actual operations, arriving under steam at the museum in May 1972. The Army donated other 2-8-0 series Army locomotives to private rail organizations in Texas, Virginia, Alabama, and West Virginia. The others were turned in for disposal.