#2017
Baldwin Class 12-42-F
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Baldwin Locomotive Works· from 1924· model of light 2-10-0 locomotives
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- 1. Strasburg Rail Road 90 p2: O484· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Baldwin Class 12-42-F was a class of 2-10-0 "Decapod" type steam locomotives that were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for only four railroads all across the United States of America between 1924 and 1930.
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 102 years ago, in 1924.
- Weighs about as much as 18 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
- 1924–1930
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 13
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Baldwin Locomotive Works
- operators
- Great Western Railway of Colorado
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-10-0
- weight
- 107 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q123555020, Wikipedia: Baldwin Class 12-42-F (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.