Because 2156 and another locomotive are both being overhauled, 2153 will initially be cosmetically restored "so that something around here looks like a steam engine!"
Northern Pacific
Baldwin 4-6-2
Steam locomotive 2153 is a 4-6-2 "Pacific" built to pull the Northern Pacific's premier passenger train, the North Coast Limited. 2153 is a twin sister to the museum's NP 2156. Two other Q3s also survive, 2152 in Auburn, Washington and 2164 at the Camp Hancock State Historic Site in Bismarck, North Dakota.