Santa Fe class 5011

The Atchison, Topeka and [Santa Fe Railway] class 5011 was the last class of steam locomotives to be purchased by AT&SF. The class was introduced by Baldwin [Locomotive Works] in 1944.

History

A total of 25 of these large engines were built. They were nicknamed "War Babies" by the AT&SF from being built and used during World War II.
The AT&SF ran the class from the mid-1940s to the mid-late 1950s. Despite being mainly freight haulers, their driving wheels were unusually tall for a "Texas" type, which led to them also being successful in passenger service.

Specifications

Numbers 5011 to 5035, when built, were the largest and fastest class of "Texas"-type locomotives ever built and equipped with Timken [Roller Bearing Company|Timken] roller bearings on every axle.
The engines had a maximum output of measured at the rear of the tender, at a top speed of.
File:Santa Fe 5021 in Sacramento.jpg|thumb|305x305px|Santa Fe 5021 on the Sacramento Southern, adjacent to the California State Railroad Museum

Present day

Four of the class 5011 locomotives were preserved by the AT&SF for museums, with the remainder being scrapped.
The four preserved locomotives are:

#5011 — at the National Museum of Transportation, Kirkwood, Missouri.
#5017 — at the National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin
#5021 — at the California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California.
#5030 — at Salvador Perez Park, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.