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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 ...
In March 1924, two locomotives of Baldwin’s new design, classified as the 12-42-F, were delivered to the GF&A. [1] Three months later, in June, the Great Western Railroad and Sugar Company of Colorado, ordered one copy of the design, No. 90. [1]
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 ...
Locomotives with a 2-10-2 wheel arrangement were used in a number of countries around the world, including those in North America, Western Europe, China, the Soviet Union and Africa. Continental Europe saw a fair number of 2-10-2s, although the type was always less popular than 2-8-2 Mikados and 2-10-0 Decapods.
The mountainous western North Carolina city of Asheville is mentioned several times throughout the book. Kya’s dad, Pa, is from Asheville. His family owned a plantation there, but lost it during ...
Ixchiguán, San Marcos Department, Guatemala — highest town of North America at 3200 m (10,500 feet) Leadville, Colorado , United States 39°14′50″N 106°17′30″W / 39.24722°N 106.29167°W / 39.24722; -106.29167 ( Leadville, Colorado ) — highest city of North America at 3094 m (10,152
The Continental Divide in North America in red and other drainage divides in North America The Continental Divide in Central America and South America. The Continental Divide of the Americas (also known as the Great Divide, the Western Divide or simply the Continental Divide; Spanish: Divisoria continental de las Américas, Gran Divisoria) is the principal, and largely mountainous ...