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Chicago and North Western R-1 class
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Schenectady Locomotive Works· from 1901· class of American 4-6-0 locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. C&NW 1384 builders photo 1907: ALCO Builder's photo 1907· Public domain
what is it?
The Chicago and North Western R-1 class is a class of 325 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" steam locomotives built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works, the American Locomotive Company, and the Baldwin Locomotive Works from 1901 to 1908. The R-1 locomotives were so large and heavy that the Chicago and North Western (C&NW) Railroad had to extensively rebuild their trackage, bridges, tunnels, turntables, and enginehouses to accommodate them. The R-1s were widely considered to be one of the most reliable classes of locomotives on the C&NW's roster.
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 125 years ago, in 1901.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 55 years (1901–1956).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1901–1908
- in service from
- 1901
- retired
- 1956
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 325
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Schenectady Locomotive Works, American Locomotive Company, Baldwin Locomotive Works
- operators
- Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-0
- weight
- 73.7 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q64504233, Wikipedia: Chicago and North Western R-1 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.