10 American Locomotives That Built Half the Country
8.1K views · Sep 3, 2026 · Autos & Vehicles
Comments · 8
@johna.daquino8678 · 3 weeks ago
I rode the 611 at Strasburg Rail Road. Awesome!
@johna.daquino8678 · 3 weeks ago
That Pennsylvania 4935 is in the Strasburg Railroad Museum.
@johna.daquino8678 · 3 weeks ago
I'm fairly certain I rode on a Class G-3 from Sunbury, PA to Philadelphia in 1953 but, I was only 5.
@gaylordhanson1027 · 3 weeks ago
I see somebody had access to a photo of a CRANDIC GP!
@gaylordhanson1027 · 3 weeks ago
4014!
@CharlesMiller-u5e · 2 weeks ago
Besides the Pacific passenger 4-6-2 how about the freight equivalent workhorse, the 2-8-2? My choice to actually ride would be the Hudson 4-6-4.
@tidepoolclipper8657 · 3 weeks ago
Nothing on Ten-Wheeler or Consolidations?
@rosemarycornwell1528 · 3 weeks ago
4-8-4-8-2? WTF is that? Stupid AI.
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