20 single expansion, 4-8-8-4 locomotives built by American Locomotive Co; length over couplers 132 ft 9 7/8 in.; weight of engine and tender 1,197,800 lb; tractive force 135,375 lb; locomotives can operate on any part of railroad and were designed for speeds up to 80 mph and to produce max power output continuously at 70 mph.


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    Title :

    Union pacific gets heaviest articulated locomotives


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 111 , n 14


    Publication date :

    1941


    Size :

    12 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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