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Atlanta & West Point class F
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United States | 1918
6 produced
No. 425 in July 1940 at Atlanta, Georgia
No. 425 in July 1940 at Atlanta, Georgia
Donald Hensley, Jr. collection

The Atlanta & West Point operated a total of six Mikados of different design, which were designated class F. The first two, numbered 400 and 401, were built in 1918 by Lima. They were of the Harriman Common Standard Mikado design and were built together with two for the Western Railway of Alabama. Three more were built by Lima between 1923 and 1925 which received the numbers 425 to 427. But these were copies of the USRA Light Mikado and again, the Western Railway of Alabama got four from the same batch.

No. 430, built by Baldwin in 1944, was an updated USRA Heavy Mikado copy. Together with another locomotive for the Western Railway of Alabama, they were among the last Mikados built for a US railroad. The total surface in the firebox was much bigger with 57 square feet in the combustion chamber, two thermic syphons of 40 square feet each and 14 square feet in arch tubes. 400 and 401 were retired in 1951 and the others followed between 1952 and 1954.

Variant400, 401425-427430
General
Built19181923-19251944
ManufacturerLimaBaldwin
Wheel arr.2-8-2 (Mikado) 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase35 ft 2 in36 ft 11 in
Rigid wheelbase16 ft 6 in16 ft 9 in
Total wheelbase72 ft 3 in71 ft 4 1/2 in81 ft 6 1/2 in
Service weight283,000 lbs292,000 lbs333,800 lbs
Adhesive weight214,000 lbs225,600 lbs258,700 lbs
Total weight488,600 lbs473,700 lbs667,700 lbs
Axle load55,000 lbs56,400 lbs64,675 lbs
Water capacity11,000 us gal10,000 us gal18,000 us gal
Fuel capacity30,000 lbs (coal)32,000 lbs (coal)36,000 lbs (coal)
Boiler
Grate area70.4 sq ft66.7 sq ft70.3 sq ft
Firebox area235 sq ft280 sq ft376 sq ft
Tube heating area3,986 sq ft3,497 sq ft3,624 sq ft
Evaporative heating area4,221 sq ft3,777 sq ft4,000 sq ft
Superheater area865 sq ft882 sq ft1,276 sq ft
Total heating area5,086 sq ft4,659 sq ft5,276 sq ft
Variant400, 401425-427430
Power Plant
Driver diameter63 in
Boiler pressure180 psi200 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 27 x 30 intwo, 26 x 30 intwo, 27 x 32 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power2,800 hp (2,088 kW)2,950 hp (2,200 kW)3,400 hp (2,535 kW)
Starting effort53,113 lbf54,724 lbf62,949 lbf
Calculated Values
steam locomotive
freight
last changed: 06/2026
Seaboard Air Line class A
Baltimore & Ohio class EL-6a
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United States | 1918
16 produced
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collection Chester Holley

In 1918, the Seaboard Air Line received 16 2-8-8-2 Mallets from ALCO-Richmond to move fast, heavy freights on their main line between Richmond, Virginia and Hamlet, North Carolina. After the wartime traffic had ended, it became clear that the SAL didn't have many uses for them since they were too heavy for many of their secondary lines and didn't fit the clearances in many places.

So all were sold to the B&O in 1920 and only two years later, they were rebuilt to class EL-6a. In this process, they got the wheel arrangement 2-8-8-0 by removing the trailing axle. This considerably increased the adhesive weight and at the same time they were simpled and got a higher boiler pressure, what also increased their starting tractive effort. In this form, they were used until 1954. So far there is only a short text for this vehicle. In the future it will be described in more detail.

Variantas builtB&O EL-6a
General
Built19181922
ManufacturerALCOMartinsburg
Wheel arr.2-8-8-2 (Mikado Mallet) 2-8-8-0 (Bull Moose) 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase53 ft 4 in
Rigid wheelbase15 ft 5 1/2 in
Total wheelbase98 ft 3 in
Service weight497,000 lbs492,000 lbs
Adhesive weight380,000 lbs456,700 lbs
Total weight716,000 lbs711,000 lbs
Axle load47,500 lbs61,300 lbs
Water capacity12,000 us gal
Fuel capacity40,000 lbs (coal)
Boiler
Grate area88 sq ft
Firebox area391 sq ft398 sq ft
Tube heating area5,559 sq ft5,524 sq ft
Evaporative heating area5,950 sq ft5,922 sq ft
Superheater area1,460 sq ft1,380 sq ft
Total heating area7,410 sq ft7,302 sq ft
Variantas builtB&O EL-6a
Power Plant
Driver diameter63 in
Boiler pressure210 psi225 psi
Expansion typecompoundsimple
Cylindersfour, HP: 26 1/2 x 32 in
and LP: 42 x 32 in
four, 25 x 32 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power3,000 hp (2,237 kW)3,100 hp (2,312 kW)
Starting effort91,082 lbf121,429 lbf
with start valve109,298 lbf
Calculated Values
steam locomotive
freight
Mallet
last changed: 10/2024
Seaboard Air Line class D-3
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United States | 1930
8 produced
Ex No. 533 as Gainesville Midland No. 209, in service in the 30s
Ex No. 533 as Gainesville Midland No. 209, in service in the 30s
Northeast Georgia History Center

The class D-3 consisted of eight light Decapods built in 1930 for the Seaboard Air Line. They were ordered after the SAL had leased the Georgia, Florida & Alabama in 1927 and found out about the versatility of their six light Decapods. Actually, the new ones were virtually identical and could deliver high tractive efforts on branch lines with an axle load of only 19 tons. They were numbered 529 to 536 and retired in 1952 and 1953. After that, the Gainesville Midland bought a total of seven of both the original and the new class. No. 209, the original SAL 533, was preserved and is on display at Gainesville.

General
Built1930
ManufacturerBaldwin
Wheel arr.2-10-0 (Decapod) 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase28 ft 3 in
Rigid wheelbase19 ft 8 in
Total wheelbase60 ft 10 1/2 in
Empty weight195,000 lbs
Service weight212,000 lbs
Adhesive weight190,000 lbs
Total weight349,500 lbs
Axle load38,000 lbs
Water capacity7,000 us gal
Fuel capacity24,000 lbs (coal)
Boiler
Grate area54.3 sq ft
Firebox area197 sq ft
Tube heating area2,146 sq ft
Evaporative heating area2,343 sq ft
Superheater area553 sq ft
Total heating area2,896 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter56 in
Boiler pressure190 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 24 x 28 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power1,600 hp (1,193 kW)
Starting effort46,512 lbf
Calculated Values
steam locomotive
freight
secondary line
last changed: 03/2026
Gainesville Midland No. 209 as preserved today
Gainesville Midland No. 209 as preserved today
Dynamo Productions
Seaboard Air Line class Q-3
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United States | 1923
117 produced
No. 424 taking water at Hamlet, North Carolina in June 1938
No. 424 taking water at Hamlet, North Carolina in June 1938
collection Greg Maxwell

After the Seaboard Air Line had already put ten USRA Light Mikados into service as class Q-1, a total of 117 copies were built as the Q-3 from 1923 onwards. They differed from the USRA locomotives primarily in the firebox and had a longer wheelbase between the leading axle and the first driver. They also had a mechanical stoker and a booster on the trailing axle. After the 117 locomotives had been built by ALCO and Baldwin by 1926, the SAL manufactured number 451 in its own workshops in 1930. This was created from the frame of 441, which had fallen victim to a boiler explosion. The last Q-3 disappeared in 1955.

General
Built1923-1926, 1931
ManufacturerALCO, Baldwin, SAL
Wheel arr.2-8-2 (Mikado)
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase37 ft 10 in
Rigid wheelbase16 ft 9 in
Total wheelbase74 ft 10 1/2 in
Service weight300,000 lbs
Adhesive weight212,000 lbs
Total weight490,600 lbs
Axle load53,000 lbs
Water capacity9,600 us gal
Fuel capacity32,000 lbs (coal)
Boiler
Grate area63.2 sq ft
Firebox area291 sq ft
Tube heating area3,495 sq ft
Evaporative heating area3,786 sq ft
Superheater area882 sq ft
Total heating area4,668 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter63 in
Boiler pressure200 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 26 x 30 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power2,900 hp (2,163 kW)
Starting effort54,724 lbf
Booster10,500 lbf
Calculated Values
steam locomotive
freight
booster
last changed: 12/2023
Seaboard Air Line class T60-I4
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United States | 1896
17 produced
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Railway and Locomotive Engineering, January 1897

The class T60-I4, numbered 552 to 568, were 17 4-6-0 freight locomotives built by the Pittsburgh Locomotive Works in 1896. Designed by W.T. Reed, they had small drivers of 58 inches and cylinders of 19 by 24 inches. No. 559 was sold to the Raleigh & Charleston in 1917. Of the other 16 locomotives, around one half was retired in 1922 and 1923 and the rest between 1928 to 1930.

General
Built1896
ManufacturerPittsburgh
Wheel arr.4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler) 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase21 ft 11 in
Rigid wheelbase11 ft 9 in
Total wheelbase48 ft 3 in
Service weight131,150 lbs
Adhesive weight104,800 lbs
Total weight211,950 lbs
Axle load39,900 lbs
Water capacity4,000 us gal
Fuel capacitycoal
Boiler
Grate area23.4 sq ft
Firebox area144 sq ft
Tube heating area1,448 sq ft
Evaporative heating area1,592 sq ft
Total heating area1,592 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter58 in
Boiler pressure180 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 19 x 24 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power800 hp (597 kW)
Starting effort22,855 lbf
Calculated Values
steam locomotive
freight
last changed: 02/2026
Seaboard Air Line classes R-1 and R-2
Baltimore & Ohio classes KB-1 and KB-1a
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United States | 1935
10 produced
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Taylor Rush collection

The Seaboard Air Line operated ten 2-6-6-4 articulated locomotives built by Baldwin in two batches of five in 1935 and 1937. Although smaller than the Norfolk & Western class A, they were still substantial locomotives, weighing 480,000 pounds without tender and 790,200 pounds in working order. The boiler featured a 96.3-square-foot grate and a 515-square-foot firebox equipped with two thermic syphons and a long combustion chamber. Heating surface amounted to 4,998 square feet in the tubes and flues and 2,397 square feet in the superheater

The first batch, class R-1 (Nos. 2500–2504), was fitted with Baker valve gear and an Elesco feedwater heater. The second batch, class R-2 (Nos. 2505–2509), differed in having Walschaerts valve gear, a Worthington feedwater heater, and 38 rather than 44 boiler tubes. Like many articulated locomotives with three coupled axles per engine unit, they were prone to slipping on the leading engine.

All ten locomotives were sold to the Baltimore & Ohio in August 1947. The R-1 locomotives became class KB-1, numbered 7700–7704, while the R-2 locomotives were classified KB-1a and renumbered 7705–7709. The B&O reportedly had to address persistent leakage problems in the flexible steam joints supplying the front engine unit. In service they proved less popular than the S-1 2-10-2s, which developed almost identical starting tractive effort while being less susceptible to wheel slip. The entire class was withdrawn and scrapped in May and June 1953.

General
Built1935, 1937
ManufacturerBaldwin
Wheel arr.2-6-6-4 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase57 ft 5 in
Rigid wheelbase12 ft
Total wheelbase97 ft 9 in
Service weight480,000 lbs
Adhesive weight330,000 lbs
Total weight790,200 lbs
Axle load55,000 lbs
Water capacity16,000 us gal
Fuel capacity48,000 lbs (coal)
Boiler
Grate area96.3 sq ft
Firebox area515 sq ft
Tube heating area4,998 sq ft
Evaporative heating area5,513 sq ft
Superheater area2,397 sq ft
Total heating area7,910 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter69 in
Boiler pressure230 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylindersfour, 22 x 30 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power4,600 hp (3,430 kW)
Starting effort82,280 lbf
Calculated Values
steam locomotive
freight
Articulated
last changed: 01/2026
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