Bio: (Note: totally fictional) Steam is an Old-Fashioned 4-4-0 American type Steam Locomotive manufactured by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1893, and was one of hundreds of engines of his class ordered to work for the Chicago, Minnesota and Michigan Railroad, Which they are originally build as Tenderless Engines. He was initially used for mainline services, but was reassigned to branch line work later when the Ten Wheelers (4-6-0), Consolitations (2-8-0) and Pacifics (4-6-2) were introduced. He was Assigned to Pull Passenger Trains (Most Notably Minneapolis Limited, Rockford Limited, Duluth Cannonball, Rochester Flyer and Dakota Yankee) and Freight Trains. He is Very Old, Reliable and Loves to Tell Stories to the Other Trains from the CM&M and Other Railroads, including Diesel Locomotives. In 1907, He was rebuilt with a Tender; a modification that the CM&M had applied to rebuild all of their 4-4-0s into Tender Engines. He was continued to handle revenue assignments, until 1948 and 1949, when he was temporarily removed from service to participate in the Chicago Railroad Fair's "Wheels A-Rolling" pageant. The fair's purpose was to celebrate 100 years of railroad history west of Chicago, and his roles in the pageant was to highlight the latest strides in railroad technology. He resumed regular passenger operations when the fair ended on October 2, 1949. In 1950s, Following realizing the economic challenges of keeping and operating an all-steam locomotive fleet, the CM&M decided to begin purchasing diesels being ordered from ALCO and EMD, respectively. In 1958, they began prioritizing a complete dieselization of the railroad. The following year, the CM&M began to retire their 4-4-0s. So they Decided to Planned a Farewell to Steam Excursion in late 1950s. In 1959, Steam was tasked to haul an 18-car Farewell to Steam excursion on the CM&M mainline, along with Tom, Leonard, Bernard, Eustace, Sarah, Eugene and Ethan. He was hauled it through the CM&M's Minneapolis Limited Division, and then he traveled over the Michigan Central Station from Detroit, Michigan to Chicago Union Station from Chicago, Illinois. After the excursion, He was retired from the CM&M, in November 1960. After his Retirement, he was Sold to Scrapyard in Chicago, Illinois, Along with Tom, Leonard, Bernard, Eustace, Sarah, Eugene and Ethan. But before he even got cut up, The Henry Ford Museum requested the scrapyard to donate him to the museum, as a result of his hard work on the line. The scrapyard refused at first, but when museum convinced some sense into them, the scrapyard agreed. So Steam was moved to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan to put on Static Display in 1961. He was happy to be saved but was rather sad to never run again. Until 1976, When He was Moved to CM&M's Roundhouse in Rockford, Illinois to be Restored to Operation for their Steam Program Excursion. The Restoration will 2 Years to Complete. The Restoration was Completed in 1978, And He was moved under his own power for the first time in 18 years. He was Pulling the CM&M's Excursion Trains until 1996, when he was Retired after the CM&M ended their Steam Program. He was Moved to the Former C&NW (Chicago and North Western Railway)'s Evanston Davis Street Station in Evanston, Illinois to be put on Outdoor Display. But that all changed when in 2012, When the CM&M brought back their steam program, leading to speculation that Steam might again be restored to operating condition, along with Sarah, Eugene and Ethan. He was Moved to CM&M's Roundhouse in Rockford, Illinois to be Restored to Operation for their Steam Program Excursion. The 2nd Restoration will take 3 years to Complete. The 2nd Restoration was Completed in 2015, And He was moved under his own power again for the first time in 19 years. He will become the First Steam Locomotive of their Steam Program of the 21st Century. Today, Steam continues to pull the CM&M's Excursion Trains, along with Sarah the CM&M 4-2-0 No. 3, Eugene the CM&M Class W-1 No. 6035 and Ethan the CM&M Class E-6 No. 2367. Fun Fact: Steam's Number 18 is the reference to the year of Titipo Titipo which was released in 2018. Space & w - Whistle b - Bell Click Him Unless you Mobile
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