Sunday, May 21, 2017

SP C.P. Huntington No. 1 at the 1939 New York World's Fair



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  1. Man I wish that was a color print. Looks like the engine wheel setup is a 4-2-4, with is rather unusual. Oh, that's one badass cow catcher on the front.

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    1. there are probably some color photos online somewhere, a hell of a lot of people went to the 1939 World Fair

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  2. The little guy is still around...gorgeously restored, it's at the California Railroad Museum in Sacramento. It was used in the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad and retired in 1900. I've seen it- it's really a tiny little thing.

    https://www.californiarailroad.museum/visit/exhibits

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  3. The SP purchased three 4-2-4 locomotives in 1863. They were not a success - the single driving axle did not carry the full weight of the engine's rear end due to the trailing truck and, in addition to being too light, it therefore lacked adhesion to reliably pull trains, especially on gradients. No other US railway adopted the 4-2-4 wheel arrangement.

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