Locomotive No. 2714 was built in 1911 by the American Locomotive Company of New York and was one of four engines purchased by the Wisconsin Central in May 1911 for passenger service. Weighing almost 100 tons, it was fired by a stoker, its tender held 12,000 gallons of water and 175 tons of coal, and it could maintain 200 pounds of pressure, pull up to 18 passenger cars, and reach 80 miles per hour. During its service, No. 2714 logged over 2 million miles on runs from Fond du Lac to Stevens Point and Minneapolis, and at one time also ran between Fond du Lac and Winnipeg, Canada, an 800 mile trip that was then the longest continuous run of any steam engine in the United States. Three sister engines were later scrapped, but No. 2714 was retired on February 15, 1955, donated to the city of Fond du Lac by the Soo Line and Wisconsin Central Railroad, and dedicated on July 4 of that year. In July 1955, about 20 volunteer Soo Line switch crewmen helped move it to North Fond du Lac, a Northwestern crew transported it to a specially constructed spur, and a Whiting car mover from the Soo Line's round house moved it across temporary tracks to its resting place, where the tracks and material were donated to the city by the Soo Line. In 1990, refurbishing led by the Kiwanis Club of Fabulous Fond du Lac under Jerry Brunette and Bob Kahl cost $10,500, and the engine was re-dedicated on July 4 of that year with support from local businesses and individuals.