Chicago and North Western 1385 is an R-1 class 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" type steam locomotive owned by the Mid-Continent Railway Museum. Built by the American Locomotive Company in March 1907, the locomoti
No. 1385 waiting to depart North Freedom, Wisconsin in the 1990s
Builder's photograph of C&NW No. 1384, which was part of the same batch of R-1s as No. 1385, March 1907
No. 1385 sitting in storage, disassembled, on February 6, 2010
CN&W 1385 being returned to the MCRY's rails on July 14, 2025
Chicago and North Western 175 is a preserved R-1 class 4-6-0 "Ten-wheeler" type steam locomotive, built in December 1908 by the American Locomotive Company. The locomotive was used for pulling various
Chicago and North Western 1385
…capabilities were deemed obsolete. By that time, No. 1385 was one of only two R-1 locomotives remaining under C&NW's possession, with the other being No. 175, and the company wanted to sell them both off. In 1960, members of the Railway Historical Society of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, entered negotiations with…
C&NW No. 175 sitting near the ruins of the Quincy Smelter plant on July 28, 2012
1907 builder's photo of C&NW No. 1393, the first R-1 to be built with Walschaerts valve gear
No. 175's running gear sitting next to Pere Marquette No. 1225 on August 24, 2019