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| Title: |
ACL 4-8-4 #1805 - Atlantic Coast Line |
| Description: |
This builder's photo shows the absolutely beautiful designed 4-8-4 Northern style locomotive built by Baldin in 1938 for the Atlantic Coast Line. According to www.steamlocomotive.com "These new 4-8-4s began to handle trains with as many as 21 heavyweight cars, eliminating the need for double-heading and running extra sections of many of the Richmond, VA to Jacksonville, FL "Specials". The ACL was very disappointed with their R-1s, and returned them to Baldwin for better counterbalancing of the 80 inch drive wheels. It seems the R-1s, as delivered, had a bad dynamic augment. Even after Baldwin checked their math, and put new disk drivers on the ACL R-1s, they still had unacceptable amounts of dynamic augment at high speeds. As soon as the ACL could replace them with EMD E-3 and E-6 diesel electrics, the Standard Railroad of the South put its latest and largest steamers in freight service." Specs - class R1, 80" drivers, 275 psi boiler pressure, 27x30" cylinders, engine weight of 460,270 lb, tractive effort of 63,901 lb. The class was retired in 1951-52. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1938 Upload Date: 3/8/2017 6:09:20 PM |
| Location: |
Eddystone, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
ACL 1805(4-8-4) |
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1178 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Smithsonian models |
| Description: |
These models of notable steam engines were in the railroad exhibit at the Smithsonian. Its a pretty comprehensive selection for a small sample of American steam power. |
| Photo Date: |
8/22/1976 Upload Date: 5/4/2016 4:10:40 AM |
| Location: |
Washington DC, DC |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Model,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
NYC 5205(4-6-4) ACL 1805(4-8-4) NKP 779(2-8-4) UP 4000(4-8-8-4) NW 244(0-8-0) |
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2181 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
ACL 1808 |
| Description: |
4-8-4 Date unknown |
| Photo Date: |
1/29/1950 Upload Date: 1/29/2011 8:59:36 AM |
| Location: |
Unknown, US |
| Author: |
unknown |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
ACL 1808(4-8-4) |
| Views: |
2064 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
ACL 1808 |
| Description: |
Pic of the Massive R-1 1808 at Rocky Mount, NC. Sadly, none were saved and all the buildings in this photo have long been torn down |
| Photo Date: |
12/31/2009 Upload Date: 3/17/2009 11:54:21 AM |
| Location: |
Rocky Mount, NC |
| Author: |
Unknown |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
ACL 1808(4-8-4) |
| Views: |
3002 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ACL 4-8-4 #5808 - Atlantic Coast Line |
| Description: |
This powerful 4-8-4 was built by Baldwin in May of 1938 to handle long strings of passenger cars with as many as 21 heavyweight cars, eliminating the need for double-heading and running extra sections onf the Richmond, VA to Jacksonville, FL "Specials". The ACL was very disappointed with their R-1s, and returned them to Baldwin for better counterbalancing of the 80 inch drive wheels. It seems the R-1s, as delivered, had a bad dynamic augment. Even after Baldwin checked their math, and put new disk drivers on the ACL R-1s, they still had unacceptable amounts of dynamic augment at high speeds. As soon as the ACL could replace them with EMD E-3 and E-6 diesel electrics, ACL put its latest and largest steamers into freight service. The loco was scrapped after only 15 years of service in January of 1953. " Specs - class R1, 80" drivers, 275 psi boiler pressure, 27x30" cylinders, engine weight of 460,270 lb, tractive effort of 63,901 lb. No date, location or photographer was listed. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1945 Upload Date: 3/6/2024 10:06:44 AM |
| Location: |
Unknown, GA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam,Passenger,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
ACL 5808(4-8-4) |
| Views: |
65 Comments: 0 |
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