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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 ...
Road numbers Refs Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad 1 401 401–403 [6] Durham and Southern Railroad 3 200 200–202 [7] Great Western Railroad and Sugar Company Great Western Railway 1 90 90 [4] [5] Seaboard Air Line Railroad 8 D-3 529–536 [2]
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 ...
By 1857, the track had reached Brashear (now Morgan City) on Berwick Bay, and this remained the end of the line for over 20 years. [1] The 83 miles (134 km) NOO&GW was built to the " Texas gauge " of 5 ft 6 in ( 1,676 mm ), [ 2 ] the only such railroad in the New Orleans area to use that gauge; the line was converted to 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ...
The map shows the line as it currently is (please refer to legend), and includes all stations (open or closed). Some nearby lines and branch lines are also shown, though most stations are omitted on such lines if they are closed. In addition, the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway is also shown. The Great Central Main Line is always ...
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The Hiawathas were a fleet of named passenger trains operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (also known as the Milwaukee Road) between Chicago and various destinations in the Midwest and Western United States. The most notable of these trains was the original Twin Cities Hiawatha, which served the Twin Cities in ...