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Norfolk and Western K2 and K2a classes
🇺🇸 United States ·built by American Locomotive Company· from 1919· class of American locomotives, 1919, 1923
what is it?
The Norfolk and Western K2 and K2a classes were 4-8-2 "Mountain" steam locomotives built for the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W).
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 107 years ago, in 1919.
- Weighs about as much as 27 African elephants (~6 t each).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1919–1923
- retired
- 1959
- status
- retired
- number built
- 22
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- American Locomotive Company, Baldwin Locomotive Works
- operators
- Norfolk and Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-8-2
- weight
- 163 t
- nicknames
- J Juniors
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q134738989, Wikipedia: Norfolk and Western K2 and K2a classes (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.