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
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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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
this page online
More about this marker. The locomotive is in a park across from the Historic Sheridan Inn.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 15, 2015
2. Class 0-5-A Mohawk Locomotive and Marker
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 15, 2015
3. Class 0-5-A Mohawk Locomotive
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 464 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 8, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
