Chicago and North Western E-4 class

what is it?

The Chicago and North Western Class E-4 was a class of nine streamlined 4-6-4 "Hudson" steam locomotives built in 1937 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO). The nine E-4's were almost identical in specification and purpose to the Milwaukee Road's six class F7 locomotives, and they were built by the same builder at the same time, yet their streamlined designs were different. The E-4's were built to haul the Chicago and North Western's (C&NW) famous "400" express passenger trains, but before they were even delivered, the railroad's management decided that streamlined steam was the wrong direction and instead placed orders with General Motors Electro-Motive Division for new diesel locomotives.

who runs it

Chicago and North Western Transportation Company

base stats

• weight 187 tin working order
• built 9made 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 89 years ago, in 1937.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 31 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏30.8 m long: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 19 years (1937–1956).

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

spec sheet

built

1937

in service from

1937

retired

1956

status

retired

number built

9

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

American Locomotive Company

operators

Chicago and North Western Transportation Company

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-6-4

length

30.8 m

weight

187 t

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