The Schenectady Locomotive Works built
railroad
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locomotive
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s from its founding in 1848 through its merger into
American Locomotive Company
The American Locomotive Company (often shortened to ALCO, ALCo or Alco) was an American manufacturer of locomotives, diesel generators, steel, and tanks that operated from 1901 to 1969. The company was formed by the merger of seven smaller locomo ...
(ALCO) in 1901.
After the 1901 merger, ALCO made the Schenectady plant its headquarters in
Schenectady, New York
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.
One of the better-known locomotives to come out of the Schenectady shops was
Central Pacific Railroad
The Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was a rail company chartered by Pacific Railroad Acts, U.S. Congress in 1862 to build a railroad eastwards from Sacramento, California, to complete the western part of the "First transcontinental railroad" in N ...
type 4-4-0 No. 60, the ''
Jupiter
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'' (built in September 1868), one of two steam locomotives to take part in the "
Golden Spike
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Ceremony" to celebrate the completion of the
First transcontinental railroad
North America's first transcontinental railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and later as the " Overland Route") was a continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail netwo ...
. Although the original was scrapped in 1909, a full-scale, operating replica was completed in 1979, and now is part of an operational display at the
Golden Spike National Historic Site.
Preserved Schenectady locomotives
Following is a list (in serial number order) of preserved Schenectady locomotives built before the ALCO merger.
[Sunshine Software]
"Steam Locomotive Information."
Retrieved October 30, 2005. All locations are in the
United States
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unless otherwise noted.
Gallery
File:American Locomotive Company Schenectady New York.JPG, The plant circa 1920.
File:Schenectady builder's plate.jpg, A Schenectady builder's plate
A builder's plate is usually a metal plate that is attached to railway locomotives and rolling stock, bogies, construction equipment, trucks, automobiles, large household appliances, bridges, ships and more. It gives such information as the name of ...
of 1898 from Northern Pacific Railway class Y 2-8-0 #34.
File:Boys going to work in the American Locomotive Works. Schenectady, N.Y. - NARA - 523281.jpg, Boys going to work, 1910
File:Tucson-Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive No. 1673-1900.JPG, The Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive No. 1673 is a standard gauge 2-6-0, Mogul type M-4 class, steam locomotive built in 1900 by Schenectady Locomotive Works. It had a brief starring role in the 1954 film Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
, for which it was fitted with a diamond stack and other turn of the century equipment and colors. It was also the star of Southern Pacific's 75th anniversary in Tucson, Arizona. The locomotive is on display in the Southern Arizona Transportation Museum, 414 N. Toole Ave.. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1992, ref.: #91001918.
File:CP steam loco.jpg, Replica of Central Pacific No. 60 ''Jupiter'' at Golden Spike N.H.S.
See also
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General Electric Company
The General Electric Company (GEC) was a major British industrial conglomerate involved in consumer and defence electronics, communications, and engineering. The company was founded in 1886, was Britain's largest private employer with over 250 ...
, Schenectady, NY; headquarters and Locomotive Division
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List of locomotive builders
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References
External links
Preserved Alco-Schenectady locomotive list
{{NA Loco builders
Defunct locomotive manufacturers of the United States
Schenectady, New York
Industrial buildings and structures in New York (state)
1901 mergers and acquisitions