Milwaukee Road class A2
The Milwaukee Road's A2 class comprised 47 compound steam locomotives of the 4-4-2 or 'Atlantic' configuration. The Milwaukee Road acquired them in five batches.
The first two batches of 9 and 19 locomotives were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, and were Vauclain compound locomotives with drivers. The third batch of five locomotive was built by the Milwaukee Road in its Milwaukee, Wisconsin shops with drivers. The fourth batch of 12 engines was built by Baldwin as Vauclain compounds with drivers, while the last batch was for a pair of engines built by Baldwin as balanced compounds. All members of the class were scrapped between 1927–30.
