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Great Northern class M-1
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Baldwin Locomotive Works· from 1909· class of 35 American 2-6-8-0 locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Great Northern steam locomotive 1951, Skykomish, ca. 1924: IMLS Digital Collections & Content· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The Great Northern Railway M-1 was a class of American 2-6-8-0 locomotives introduced in 1910. A total of 35 of these Mallet locomotives were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works for Great Northern Railway (GN) in two batches; the first 10 in December 1909 and a further 25 in June to August 1910. These engines were unusual because of their uneven driving wheel sets, the front having six driving wheels while the rear had eight.
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 117 years ago, in 1909.
- Weighs about as much as 28 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 17 years (1910–1927).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1909–1910
- in service from
- 1910
- retired
- 1927
- status
- retired
- number built
- 35
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Baldwin Locomotive Works
- operators
- Great Northern Railway
- top speed
- 101 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-8-0
- weight
- 167 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q30715443, Wikipedia: Great Northern class M-1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.