what is it?
The Virginian Railway class PA was a class of six 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives that were built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) at Richmond Works originally for the Virginian Railway (VGN) in 1920.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 106 years ago, in 1920.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1920
- retired
- 1957
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- ALCO-Richmond
- operators
- Virginian Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q137217536, Wikipedia: Virginian Railway class PA (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.