St. Louis-San Francisco Railway 1630

St. Louis-San Francisco Railway 1630 is a preserved 2-10-0 "Decapod" type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. Today, Frisco No. 1630 is currently one of two operating Decapods in service in America, the other being former Great Western No. 90 at the Strasburg Rail Road outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania. No. 1630 is also one of three operational steam locomotives at the Illinois Railway Museum, the other two being J. Neils Lumber Co. 3-truck Shay No. 5 and the soon-to-be restored Union Pacific 2-8-0 No. 428.

St. Louis-San Francisco Railway 1630

St. Louis-San Francisco Railway 1630 is a preserved 2-10-0 "Decapod" type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. Today, Frisco No. 1630 is currently one of two operating Decapods in service in America, the other being former Great Western No. 90 at the Strasburg Rail Road outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania. No. 1630 is also one of three operational steam locomotives at the Illinois Railway Museum, the other two being J. Neils Lumber Co. 3-truck Shay No. 5 and the soon-to-be restored Union Pacific 2-8-0 No. 428.