Schenectady Locomotive Works
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The Schenectady Locomotive Works built railroad locomotives from its founding in 1848 through its merger into American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1901.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
After the 1901 merger, ALCO made the Schenectady plant its headquarters in Schenectady, New York.
One of the better-known locomotives to come out of the Schenectady shops was Central Pacific Railroad type 4-4-0 No. 60, the Jupiter (built in September 1868), one of two steam locomotives to take part in the "Golden Spike Ceremony" to celebrate the completion of the First transcontinental railroad. Although the original was scrapped in 1909, a full-scale, operating replica was completed in 1979, and now is part of an operational display at the Golden Spike National Historical Park.
Preserved Schenectady locomotivesEdit
Following is a list (in serial number order) of preserved Schenectady locomotives built before the ALCO merger.<ref>Sunshine Software. "Steam Locomotive Information." Retrieved October 30, 2005.</ref> All locations are in the United States unless otherwise noted.
GalleryEdit
- American Locomotive Company Schenectady New York.JPG
The plant circa 1920.
- Schenectady builder's plate.jpg
A Schenectady builder's plate of 1898 from Northern Pacific Railway class Y 2-8-0 #34.
- Boys going to work in the American Locomotive Works. Schenectady, N.Y. - NARA - 523281.jpg
Boys going to work, 1910
- Tucson-Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive No. 1673-1900.JPG
Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive No. 1673 on display in the Southern Arizona Transportation Museum
- CP steam loco.jpg
Replica of Central Pacific No. 60 Jupiter at Golden Spike N.H.P.
See alsoEdit
- GE Transportation, Schenectady, NY; headquarters and Locomotive Division
- List of locomotive builders