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Great Western 90 is a preserved 12-42-F class 2-10-0 "Decapod" steam locomotive owned and operated by the Strasburg Rail Road (SRC) east of Strasburg, Pennsylvania.Built in June 1924 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, No. 90 originally pulled sugar beet trains for the Great Western Railway of Colorado, and it was the largest of the company’s roster.
A small number of other Decapods were ordered by other railroads; the I-2 Decapods built for the Western Maryland Railway were the largest ever built, at almost 420,000 lb (190 t) weight, and are a notable exception to the rule of thumb for the comfort of the ride on a 2-10-0 wheel arrangement, crews said the engines cruised smoothly up to 50 ...
Great Western 90 57812 June 1924 Great Western Railroad and Sugar Company Strasburg Rail Road Undergoing 1,472-day inspection and overhaul [4] [5] Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad 401 60341 January 1928 Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad On static display [8] Gainesville Midland 203 60342 January 1928 Woodard Iron Company
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway 1630 is a preserved Ye class 2-10-0 "Decapod" type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. [1] Today, Frisco No. 1630 is currently one of two operating Decapods in service in America , the other being former Great Western No. 90 at the Strasburg Rail Road outside ...
This is a list of the 7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in (2,140 mm) broad gauge locomotives of the Great Western Railway. [note 1] It excludes those purchased from constituent companies, or acquired through amalgamations.
Great Western Railway GP-9 #296, built 1954, retired 2003. Now being restored at Heber Valley Railroad. The Great Western Railway of Colorado (reporting mark GWR) operates about 80 miles (129 km) of track in Colorado and interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad as well as the BNSF Railway.
No. 90, a 1924 Baldwin 2-10-0. No. 90 has 75 days remaining on its 1,472-day certification before a federally mandated inspection is required, and is expected to handle Christmas-train service before going down for overhaul. Per source #11: One of those, No. 90 (Baldwin, 1924) is due to go down soon for its federal 1,472-day boiler inspection.
The Great Southern and Western Railway Class 90 is a class of 0-6-0 T steam locomotive. They were one of the smallest steam locomotives to be inherited by the CIÉ on its formation. History