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BIG
BOYS
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The
facts
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ROAD LINE
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Union Pacific
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BUILDER
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Alco
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WHEEL
ARRANGEMENT
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4_8_8_4
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WHEEL
BASE
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72ft.6in.
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BUILT
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1941`
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CYLINDERS
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23.75inx32in
(x4)
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BOILER
DIAMETER
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95in
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BOILER
PRESSURE
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300lb
per sq.in.
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DR.
WHEEL DIAMETER
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68in.
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WHEELBASE
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117ft7in
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TOTAL
WEIGHT
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1,104,200lb
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FIRE
GRATE
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150sq.ft.
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NUMBER
BUILT
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aprox.25
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14
WHEEL TENDER
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COAL
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30
tons
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WATER
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25,000gls
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HAULAGE
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freight
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In
an hour, the loco could consume 22 tons of coal & 12,000 gallons of
water. frequently run in pairs to haul 90-100 freight cars over Sherman
Hill.
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CHALLENGER
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The
facts
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ROADLINE
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Union
Pacific
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WHEEL
ARRANGEMENT
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4_6_6_4
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BUILT
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1936
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NUMBER BUILT
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aprox.200
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DR.
WHEEL DIAMETER
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69in
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BOILER PRESSURE
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280lb
per sq.in
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HAULAGE
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freight
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Grey
Challenger (two tone grey livery)
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The
facts
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BUILT
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1943~44
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NUMBER
BUILT
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65
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HAULAGE
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passengers
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DR.
WHEEL DIAMETER
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69in
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C
& O Allegheny (H8)
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The
facts
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BUILDER
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Lima Locomotive Works
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WHEEL
ARRANGEMENT
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2~6~6~6
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BUILT
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December 1941
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CYLINDERS
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22 1/2" X 33" (x4)
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BOILER
PRESSURE
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260lb
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DRIVING
WHEEL DIAM.
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67"
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TOTAL
WEIGHT
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500 tons
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LENGTH
OF LOCO
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76' 8"
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HEIGHT
OF LOCO
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16' 51/2"
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TENDER
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14 wheels
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WATER
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25,000 gallons
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APPROX
60 BUILT
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Nos
1601 & 1604 PRESERVED IN AMERICA
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Chapelon
Pacifics (France)
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The
facts
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ENGINEER
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Andre Chapelon
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WHEEL
ARRANGEMENT
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4~6~2
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ORIGINALLY
BUILT
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1907~1909
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REBUILT
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1931~1932
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CYLINDERS
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HP 16 1/2" X 25 1/2" (X2)
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CYLINDERS
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LP 25 1/2" X 27 1/4"
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BOILER
PRESSURE
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243lb
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DRIVING
WHEEL DIAM.
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6'4 3/4"
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TOTAL
WEIGHT
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102.5 ton
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AVERAGE
SPEED
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62 m.p.h
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C
420diesel
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The
facts
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BUILDER
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ALCO
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WHEEL
ARRANGEMENT
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bo-bo
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OVERALL
HEIGHT
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15ft.
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LENGTH
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60ft.3in
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SPEED
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86m.p.h.
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FUEL
CAPACITY
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2,000
gls
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EMD
E8
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The
facts
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BUILDER
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Electro-Motive
Division of General Motors
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WHEEL
ARRANGEMENT
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co-co
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OVERALL
HEIGHT
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14ft10ins
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LENGTH
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70ft.3in.
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SPEED
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98m.p.h.
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FUEL
CAPACITY
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1,200 gls
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SD40
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The
facts
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BUILDER
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Electro-Motive Division of General Motors
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WHEEL
ARRANGEMENT
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co-co
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OVERALL
HEIGHT
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15ft.5in
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LENGTH
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65ft.8in
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SPEED
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72m.p.h.
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FUEL
CAPACITY
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4,000 gls.
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MOUNTAIN
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The
facts
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BUILT
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1911
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WHEEL ARRANGEMENT |
4_8_2
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ROADLINE
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C&O
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NUMBER
BUILT
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2400
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HAULAGE
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mixed
traffic
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DR.
WHEEL DIAMETER
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5ft.2in
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MANUFACTURER
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ALCO
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Exhibited by Pennsylvania Railroad in 1933 at the Chicago world fair as the ultimate in loco power. 4_8_2's also used by Rock Island, Illinois Central N.Y.C. D& R.G.W. & U.P. on the 'Overland Ltd.' Later Mountains had a larger diameter driving wheel. |
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Rocket
(UK)
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The
facts
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ENGINEER
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Stephenson
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WHEEL
ARRANGEMENT
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0~2~2
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BUILT
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1829
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CYLINDERS
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8"X17" (X2)
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BOILER
PRESSURE
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50lb
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DRIVING
WHEEL DIAM.
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48"
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TOTAL
WEIGHT
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12560lb
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Duchess
Class (UK)
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The
facts
|
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BUILDER
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Crewe Works
|
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WHEEL
ARRANGEMENT
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4~6~2
|
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BUILT
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1938
|
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CYLINDERS
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16 1/2" X 28" (X4)
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BOILER
PRESSURE
|
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DRIVING
WHEEL DIAM.
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6' 9"
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TOTAL
WEIGHT
|
107 tonnes
|
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TOTAL
LENGTH
|
73' 6"
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WATER
CAPACITY
|
4000 gallons
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APPROX
10 BUILT
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