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Spokane, Portland and Seattle class L-3

🇺🇸 United States ·built by Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works· from 1886· 1883 steam locomotives class

what is it?

Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway's Class L-3 was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives.

who runs it

base stats

  • weight 29.5 tin working order
  • built 1made in total

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 140 years ago, in 1886.
  • Weighs about as much as 5 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
1886
number built
1
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇺🇸 United States
builders
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works
operators
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
4-4-0
weight
29.5 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q7392172, Wikipedia: Spokane, Portland and Seattle class L-3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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