what is it?
The New York Central Railroad's #1290 and #1291 were a pair of Canadian F-82 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheelers". They were built in July and November 1900 by the Canada Southern Railway in the company's St. Thomas, Ontario, shops.
who runs it
fun facts
- First built 126 years ago, in 1900.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1900
- retired
- 1957
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- kind
- steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Canada Southern Railway
- operators
- New York Central Railroad
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17058871, Wikipedia: New York Central 1290 and 1291 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.