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Central of Georgia K class
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Lima Locomotive Works· from 1943· class of 8 American 4-8-4 locomotives
what is it?
The Central of Georgia Railway (CofG) K class (known as the "Big Apples") were a class of 4-8-4 steam locomotives produced by Lima Locomotive Works for the CofG during World War II. The Central of Georgia Railway (CofG), like most other railroads, were in need of motive power during World War II. Freight and passenger traffic soared to new heights. Part of the wartime traffic consisted of "mains" as troop trains headed to and from the numerous military bases located on the line, namely Fort Benning, near Columbus, Georgia. The CofG had freight and passenger power that had been overhauled into tip top shape.
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 83 years ago, in 1943.
- Weighs about as much as 34 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 10 years (1943–1953).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1943
- in service from
- 1943
- retired
- 1953
- status
- retired
- number built
- 8
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Lima Locomotive Works
- operators
- Central of Georgia Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-8-4
- weight
- 203 t
- nicknames
- Big Apples
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5062128, Wikipedia: Central of Georgia K class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.