ATSF 5011 class
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ATSF 5011 Class locomotive, was the last class of steam locomotives to be purchased by AT&SF. The 5011 Class was introduced by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1944.
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History
A total of 25 of these large engines were built. They were nicknamed "War Babies" by the AT&SF from being built and used during World War II.
The AT&SF ran the 25 locomotives on their freight and passenger lines from the mid-1940s to the mid-late 1950s.
Specifications
Numbers 5011 to 5035, when built, were the largest and most powerful class of 2-10-4 "Texas"-type locomotives ever built.
The engines had a maximum output of 5,600 horsepower (4,200 kW), at a top speed of 70 miles per hour (110 km/h).
Present day
Four of the ATSF 5011 class locomotives were saved by the AT&SF for museums. The other 21 were scrapped.
The four preserved locomotives are:
- #5011 — at the Museum of Transportation, Kirkwood, Missouri.
- #5017 — at the National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- #5021 — at the California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California.
- #5030 — at Salvador Perez Park, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
See also
- Steam locomotives of the United States
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway locomotives
- Baldwin locomotives