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Chicago and North Western J class
🇺🇸 United States ·built by American Locomotive Company· from 1913· class of American 2-8-2 locomotives
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- 1. Chicago and North Western Railway?: Jack Delano· Public domain
what is it?
The Chicago and North Western Railway class J was a class of 310 American 2-8-2 locomotives. They were built between 1913 and 1923 by the American Locomotive Company. In addition, the Chicago, St.
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 113 years ago, in 1913.
- Served for 43 years (1913–1956).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1913–1923
- in service from
- 1913
- retired
- 1956
- status
- retired
- number built
- 342
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- American Locomotive Company
- operators
- Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q95383417, Wikipedia: Chicago and North Western J class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.