Steam locomotive profile: 4-8-4 Northern
With the general speed-up of passenger train schedules in the 1920s, the need arose for a more powerful version of…
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In the 1890s, the Gotthard Railway in Switzerland operated the first Mallet locomotives. They were compound articulated locomotives developed by,…
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During the latter half of the 1920s the single expansion articulated locomotive had evolved into a very capable machine. It…
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It isn’t much of a stretch to proclaim the 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive as the “poster child” of the Super…
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In 1940, the Chesapeake & Ohio needed new locomotives to meet a burgeoning demand for transportation. Its biggest engines were…
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A scant three years after Alco introduced the Mallet to America (with the delivery of B&O’s sole 0-6-6-0 in 1904),…
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In 1928, the Northern Pacific went shopping for a locomotive that could eliminate doubleheading on the eastern end of its…
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Roanoke, Va., headquarters of the former Norfolk & Western Railway and once known as the “Alamo for Steam,” is home…
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In the 1910s, Lawson Billinton of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway was tasked with designing a successor to…
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Fairbanks-Morse, the Beloit, Wisconsin-based locomotive manufacturer, was celebrated for its powerful and innovative designs during the transition from steam to…
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Most railfans will not dispute this statement: The most iconic General Electric locomotives to be employed by Amtrak were the…
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No railroad was better equipped to shoulder the heavy burden of wartime traffic thanks to the three types of Union…
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