Sheridan in Sheridan County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Class 0-5-A Mohawk Locomotive

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 15, 2015

1. Class 0-5-A Mohawk Locomotive Marker

Inscription. Presented By
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
June 10, 1962
Class 0-5-A Mohawk 4-8-4 Type Highspeed
Combination Passenger or Freight
Built in 1940 by C.B.&Q. R.R. Co. shop
Length of Locomotive and Tender: 106' 5"
Light weight of Locomotive and Tender: 290 tons
Driver wheel diameter: 6' 6"
Starting tractive force: 67,500 lbs
Stoker coal type

Erected 1962.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 44° 48.397′ N, 106° 57.183′ W. Marker is in Sheridan, Wyoming, in Sheridan County. Marker is at the intersection of Broadway Street and East 5th Street (Wyoming Highway 336), on the left when traveling south on Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 893 Broadway Street, Sheridan WY 82801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Historic Sheridan Inn (within shouting distance of this marker); First Cabin in Sheridan (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Black Diamonds of Sheridan County (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Black Diamond Trail (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Sheridan Railway Company

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Trail End (approx. ¾ mile away); General George Crook (approx. ¾ mile away); Big Horns (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sheridan.

More about this marker. The locomotive is in a park across from the Historic Sheridan Inn.

Class 0-5-A Mohawk Locomotive and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 15, 2015

2. Class 0-5-A Mohawk Locomotive and Marker

Class 0-5-A Mohawk Locomotive image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 15, 2015

3. Class 0-5-A Mohawk Locomotive

Class 0-5-A Mohawk Locomotive Tender image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 15, 2015

4. Class 0-5-A Mohawk Locomotive Tender

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 291 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 8, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.