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Between 1916 and 1930, the New York Central Railroad (NYC) ordered 4-8-2 L-1 and L-2 steam locomotives, replacing the 4-6-2 Pacifics for use on fast mainline freight trains. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] While the other railroads referred to the 4-8-2 wheel arrangement as Mountain , the NYC uses the name Mohawk after the Mohawk River, which ran alongside ...
New York Central 3001 (Alco #69338 of 1940): The largest surviving example of the NYC's modern steam power technology; only surviving L-3a class Mohawk; one of two surviving NYC 4-8-2 engines; one of the fastest locomotives of its time; primarily designed for mountain grades, it hauled passengers at speeds up to 80 mph (130 km/h) along the NYC's "Water Level Route" in the state of New York.
The other Mohawk, No. 3001, is a 1940 ALCO-built L-3a at the National New York Central Railroad Museum in Elkhart, Indiana and is the largest surviving NYC steam locomotive. In October 2024, the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society announced that they had acquired No. 3001 and made plans to eventually restore it to operating condition. [7] [8]
From the Alabama/Tennessee border to State Route 100 in Davidson County Coordinates missing: Gordonsburg: Extends into Davidson, Hickman, Lawrence, Maury, Wayne, and Williamson counties 6: Steele's Iron Works (40LS15) Steele's Iron Works (40LS15) May 4, 1988 : Address Restricted
The railroad is restoring a large 0-6-0 steam locomotive from the Union railroad built by ALCO in 1944 and uses diesel locomotives for its excursion trains. [ 2 ] The adjacent McCreary County Museum (admission included in train ticket) demonstrates life in Kentucky's coal company towns during the first half of the 20th century.
The trail envisioned for the Beacon Line would start at the Beacon waterfront and head east through Fishkill, Hopewell Junction and into Putnam County where it would link up with the Dutchess Rail ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Grainger County, Tennessee, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.
Tennessee State Line Railroad: Overton County Railroad: 1904 1912 Cincinnati, Nashville, Southern Railway: Paducah and Memphis Railroad: IC: 1872 1877 Memphis, Paducah and Northern Railroad: Paducah and Tennessee Railroad: L&N: 1854 1889 Paducah, Tennessee and Alabama Railroad: Paducah and Tennessee Railway: L&N: 1888 1889 Paducah, Tennessee ...