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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 1151 class
🇺🇸 United States ·built by American Locomotive Company· from 1937· class of 5 American 4-6-4 locomotives
what is it?
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's 1151 class comprised five 4-6-4 steam locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1937. They were the last steam locomotives ordered by the railroad. They were ordered to improve service on the Lackawanna's express passenger trains west of Scranton, Pennsylvania, towards Buffalo, New York.
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 89 years ago, in 1937.
- Weighs about as much as 29 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 28.4 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 16 years (1937–1953).
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
- 1953
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- American Locomotive Company
- operators
- Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-4
- length
- 28.4 m
- weight
- 171 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5253204, Wikipedia: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 1151 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.