what is it?
Old Beck was the nickname of a steam locomotive that ran on Rock Island Railroad’s 25-mile branch between Shawnee and Asher, Oklahoma.
who runs it
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
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- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Unknown builder
- operators
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-0
- nicknames
- Old Beck
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7083448, Wikipedia: Rock Island 1891 Old Beck (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.