No. 2718 was built in May, 1923 in
Schenectady,
New York. It was one of six H-23 class Pacific steam locomotives built for the Soo Line. In the Soo Line's naming scheme, 'H' indicated the Pacific wheel arrangement. The H-23 were their last Pacific class built. No. 2718 was mostly assigned by the Soo Line to haul passenger trains between
Chicago,
Illinois,
Minneapolis,
Minnesota, and
Winnipeg,
Manitoba. No. 2718 was retired from revenue service in February 1958, and shortly thereafter, it was donated to the newly-established
National Railroad Museum of
Green Bay, Wisconsin. The following month, No. 2718, along with
Milwaukee Road 261, were maneuvered into the museum's site in W. D. Cooke Park of
Ashwaubenon, and they became the museum's first exhibits. As of 2026, No. 2718 sits on static display inside of the National Railroad Museum's Victor McCormick Train Pavilion barn. == Other H-23 class locomotives ==