The Schenectady Locomotive Works was a factory in

Schenectady, New York Schenectady ( ) is a City (New York), city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the United States Census 2020, 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-most populo ...

, that

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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 that operated from 1901 to 1969, initially specializing in the production of locomotives but later diversifying and fabricating at various time ...

(ALCO) in 1901. After the 1901 merger, ALCO made the Schenectady plant its headquarters. One of the better-known locomotives to come out of the Schenectady shops was

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type 4-4-0 No. 60, the ''

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'' (built in September 1868), one of two

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to take part in the "

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Ceremony" to celebrate the completion of the

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. 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 Historical Park.

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

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unless otherwise noted.

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File:American Locomotive Company Schenectady New York.JPG, The plant circa 1920. File:Schenectady builder's plate.jpg, A Schenectady

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of 1898 from

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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 First transcontinental railroad

Preserved Schenectady locomotives

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