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Andrew Fitz

May 17, 20192 min

4-8-0 “Twelve Wheeler”

One of the more unique wheel arrangements to be applied to a steam locomotive was the 4-8-0 twelve wheeler. The very first 4-8-0...

Andrew Fitz

May 17, 20192 min

4-6-0 Ten Wheeler

The Norris Locomotive Works built the first 4-6-0 in North America in 1847 for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. The design was a...

Andrew Fitz

Sep 28, 20148 min

Sierra #3

Sierra No. 3, often called the "Movie Star locomotive", is a 19th-century steam locomotive owned by the Railtown 1897 State Historic Park...

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Andrew Fitz

Sep 28, 201413 min

PRR E6s Atlantic No. 460, The Lindbergh Engine

No. 460's vital statistics: Engine weight 243,000 lbs.Tender weight 167,650 lbs.Cylinders 23 1/2 x 26 inchesDriver diameter 80...

Andrew Fitz

Jul 5, 20132 min

The History of Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Trains

Circuses have been a part of American history since the founding of our country. Small circus troupes dating as far back as the the late...

Andrew Fitz

Apr 22, 20132 min

2-6-0 Mogul

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one...