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Santa Fe class 5011

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Santa Fe class 5011
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The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway class 5011 was the last class of steam locomotives to be purchased by AT&SF. The 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 class from the mid-1940s to the mid-late 1950s. Despite being mainly freight haulers, their driving wheels were unusually tall for a "Texas" type, which led to them also being successful in passenger service.[1]

Specifications

Numbers 5011 to 5035, when built, were the largest and fastest class of "Texas"-type locomotives ever built and equipped with Timken roller bearings on every axle.

The engines had a maximum output of 5,600 horsepower (4,200 kW) measured at the rear of the tender, at a top speed of 70 miles per hour (110 km/h).

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Santa Fe 5021 on the Sacramento Southern, adjacent to the California State Railroad Museum
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Present day

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#5011 at the National Museum of Transportation in 2004

Four of the class 5011 locomotives were preserved by the AT&SF for museums, with the remainder being scrapped.

The four preserved locomotives are:

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See also

References

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