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Four of the class 5011 locomotives were preserved by the AT&SF for museums, with the remainder being scrapped.
The four preserved locomotives are:
* #5011 — at the National Museum of Transportation, Kirkwood, Missouri.
* #5017 — at the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The railroad was chartered in February 1859 to serve the cities of Atchison, Kansas, Atchison and Top ...
class 5011 was the last class of steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...
s to be purchased by AT&SF. The class was introduced by Baldwin Locomotive Works
The Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) was an American manufacturer of railroad locomotives from 1825 to 1951. Originally located in Philadelphia, it moved to nearby Eddystone, Pennsylvania, in the early 20th century. The company was for decades t ...
in 1944.
History
A total of 25 of these large engines were built. They were nicknamed "War Babies" by the AT&SF from being built and used duringWorld War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
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The AT&SF ran the class from the mid-1940s to the mid-late 1950s. Despite being mainly freight haulers, their driving wheels were unusually tall for a "Texas" type, which led to them also being successful in passenger service.
Specifications
Numbers 5011 to 5035, when built, were the largest and fastest class of "Texas"-type locomotives ever built and equipped with Timken roller bearings on every axle. The engines had a maximum output of measured at the rear of the tender, at a top speed of .Present day
Four of the class 5011 locomotives were preserved by the AT&SF for museums, with the remainder being scrapped.
The four preserved locomotives are:
* #5011 — at the National Museum of Transportation, Kirkwood, Missouri.
* #5017 — at the National Railroad Museum
The National Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, US.
Founded in 1956 by community volunteers, the National Railroad Museum is one of the oldest and largest U.S. institutions dedicated to preserving and in ...
, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* #5021 — at the California State Railroad Museum
The California State Railroad Museum is a museum in the state park system of California, United States, interpreting the role of the "iron horse" in connecting California to the rest of the nation. It is located in Old Sacramento State Historic ...
, Sacramento, California
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* #5030 — at Salvador Perez Park, in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe ( ; , Spanish for 'Holy Faith'; tew, Oghá P'o'oge, Tewa for 'white shell water place'; tiw, Hulp'ó'ona, label=Tiwa language, Northern Tiwa; nv, Yootó, Navajo for 'bead + water place') is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. ...
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See also
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