Sumter & Choctaw 102

Sumter & Choctaw 102 is a preserved 2-8-2 steam locomotive at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It spent its career on the Sumter & Choctaw Railway and was retired in 1962 and donated to the National Railroad Museum.

Sumter & Choctaw 102
Type and origin Power type steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Serial number 57778 Build date June 1924
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 44 in (1.1 m) Adhesive weight 98,000 lb (44,000 kg) Loco weight 128,000 lb (58,000 kg) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.2 MPa) Cylinder size 17 in (430 mm) × 24 in (610 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 24,100 lbf (107 kN)
Career Operators Sumter & Choctaw Railway Numbers 102 Retired 1962 Current owner National Railroad Museum Disposition Operational in dieselized condition

In the 1980s, the tender of the locomotive was replaced with a tender equipped with two diesel engines, therefore becoming a moving display. In 2007, one of the diesel engines was replaced with a more powerful engine so that it can now pull trains.

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