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Southern Pacific Class T-1

🇺🇸 United States ·built by Schenectady Locomotive Works· from 1896· class of American 4-6-0 locomotives

Southern Pacific Class T-1, photo 1 of 2
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what is it?

The Southern Pacific Class T-1 is a class of 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" type steam locomotives built by the Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works and the Schenectady Locomotive Works for the Southern Pacific Railroad.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 39made 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 130 years ago, in 1896.
  • Served for 61 years (1896–1957).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1896–1897
in service from
1896
retired
1957
status
preserved
number built
39
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇺🇸 United States
builders
Schenectady Locomotive Works, Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works
operators
Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Texas State Railroad, Fort Worth and Western Railroad
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
4-6-0
nicknames
Puffy (No. 2248)

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

Sources: Wikidata Q84570237, Wikipedia: Southern Pacific Class T-1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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