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Pennsylvania Railroad class D15

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States ยทbuilt by Altoona Worksยท from 1892ยท class of 1 American 4-4-0 locomotive

what is it?

The class D15 (class T, pre 1895) of the Pennsylvania Railroad comprised a solitary Lindner-system cross compound steam locomotive of 4-4-0 "American" wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation. The sole locomotive was #1515, built in 1892 at the PRR's Altoona Shops. It was British in appearance with a full-length footplate, splashers, a six-wheel tender, and large 84 in (2,134 mm) drivers.

who runs it

base stats

  • weight 66 tin working order
  • built 1made in total

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 134 years ago, in 1892.
  • Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 18 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1892
retired
1905
status
retired
number built
1
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
builders
Altoona Works
operators
Pennsylvania Railroad
top speed
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power
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gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
4-4-0
length
18 m
weight
66 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q7120468, Wikipedia: Pennsylvania Railroad class D15 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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