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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy class O-5
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Baldwin Locomotive Works· from 1930· American locomotive class
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad Steam Locomotive Douglas WY: Wusel007· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Sheridan - Chicago Burlington & Quincy 13-09-2014 9-33-57: Paul Hermans· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. St. Joseph- Chicago Burlington & Quincy 4-8-4 "Northern" -5614, CB&Q RR’s West Burlington, IA, Shops, 1937: Gary Lee Todd, Ph.D.· CC0
what is it?
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy O-5 was a class of 36 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1930 and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) between 1936 and 1940 and operated by the CB&Q until the late 1950s. The locomotives saw service pulling both freight and passenger trains and four have been preserved, all of which are on display.
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 96 years ago, in 1930.
- 3.1 MW is about 36 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 34 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 31.4 m long: about 7 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
- 1930–1940
- in service from
- 1930
- status
- retired
- number built
- 36
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Baldwin Locomotive Works
- operators
- Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
- top speed
- 121 km/h
- power
- 3.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-8-4
- length
- 31.4 m
- weight
- 206 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q102427000, Wikipedia: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy class O-5 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.