(2) I visited this Monday, April 1st, 2019, and spent an hour+ looking at and photographing the 1401.

(1) See my correction to comments posted. Railroads See more items in Work and Industry: Transportation, Railroad America on the Move Transportation Exhibition America On The Move Exhibition Location National Museum of American History Data Source United States: Virginia, Richmond Physical Description Fuel (16 tons of bituminous coal) in the tender was good for the full 150 miles. (The hill-and-dale profile of the Charlotte Division, however, kept average speeds to about 50–60 mph.) The 14,000 gallons of water in the tender permitted runs of about 150 miles-the full length of the Division-between water stops, although there would be one intermediate water stop normally scheduled. Thus the 1401 rarely, if ever, ran north of Spencer, home of the Southern's vast Spencer Shops for the heavy repair of locomotives from throughout the system.Ī Ps-4 was capable of hauling 12–15 steel passenger cars, about 700–1000 tons, at 80 mph on level track. The Charlotte Division included the line between Greenville, S.C., and Salisbury/Spencer, N.C.

The Charlotte Division was part of the Southern's Washington–Atlanta mainline, with extension of the mainline to Birmingham and New Orleans on track leased by Southern. The distinctive green was exclusive to locomotives on the Southern Railway that were assigned to the company's principal passenger trains, such as the Crescent Limited, the Piedmont Limited, and others. The Ps-4's green and gold livery set these locomotives apart from the funereal black associated with most American steam locomotives in the 20th century. This type was characterized by four leading or 'pilot' wheels, arranged in a 'truck' to guide the locomotive in curves 6 large-diameter driving wheels for power and speed and a pair of 'trailing wheels' in a 'trailing truck' under the rear of the engine to help support its great weight.įar from ordinary, the Class Ps-4-type steam locomotives of the Southern Railway were inspired by handsomely painted British locomotives. It was among the most numerous type of steam locomotive for passenger trains operated in the United States from about 1910 to 1955. The 4-6-2 'Pacific' type steam locomotive for passenger trains was introduced late in the 19th century and perfected after 1910.

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