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SLSF 4-8-4 #4501 - St Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) |
| Description: |
Although the b&w photo doesn't show it, this beautiful 4-8-4 Northern built by Baldwin in August of 1942 had a blue & white color scheme with red lettering for the crack Meteor passenger service. Specs - serial #64438, class 4500, oil burner, 74" drivers, impressive 255 psi boiler pressure, 28x31" cylinders, engine weight of 474,040 lb, tractive effort of 71,188 lb. The entire 4500 class was "dismissed from service" in October of 1956. Allen R. Johnson photo |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1945 Upload Date: 3/30/2020 10:14:11 AM |
| Location: |
St Louis, MO |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
SLSF 4501(4-8-4) |
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553 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SLSF 4-8-4 #4501 - St Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) |
| Description: |
One of 25 4-8-4's built by Baldwin in 1943. The first 3 (4500-02) like this one were fitted with oil burners and painted blue and white with red letters proclaiming the duty as pulling the Meteor. The entire class was "dismissed from service" in October, 1956 but this one survives at the Age of Steam Railroad Museum in Dallas, TX. Arthur B. Johnson photo |
| Photo Date: |
12/7/1946 Upload Date: 8/31/2016 6:37:44 AM |
| Location: |
Springfield, MO |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
SLSF 4501(4-8-4) |
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870 Comments: 0 |
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