New York Central 3001

New York Central 3001
NYC No. 3001 on display at the National New York Central Railroad Museum in Elkhart, Indiana, on August 24, 2015
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Paul W. Kiefer Builder ALCO's Schenectady Works Serial number 69338 Build date October 1940
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-8-2  • UIC 2′D1′ h2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Leading dia. 33 in (838 mm) Driver dia. 69 in (1,753 mm) Trailing dia. 44 in (1,118 mm) Wheelbase 95 ft 11.5 in (29,248 mm) Length 109 ft 6.5 in (33,388 mm) Width 11 ft 0.875 in (3,375 mm) Height 14 ft 11.5 in (4,559 mm) Axle load 66,100 lb (30.0 t) Adhesive weight 264,400 lb (119.9 t) Loco weight 398,000 lb (180.5 t) Tender weight 374,200 lb (169.7 t) Total weight 772,200 lb (350.3 t) Tender type Rectangular, Water-bottom Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 43 t (95,000 lb) Water cap. 15,500 US gal (59,000 L; 12,900 imp gal) Sandbox cap. 2,700 lb (1,200 kg) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 75.3 sq ft (7.00 m2) Boiler 94 in (2,388 mm) Boiler pressure 250 psi (1.72 MPa) Feedwater heater Worthington 5 1/2 SA Heaters Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 373 sq ft (34.7 m2)  • Tubes 7,278 sq ft (676.1 m2)  • Flues 44,948 sq ft (4,175.8 m2)  • Tubes and flues 4,248 sq ft (394.7 m2) Superheater: ​  • Type Type E, 100-unit  • Heating area 2,080 sq ft (193 m2) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 25.5 in × 30 in (648 mm × 762 mm) Valve gear Baker Valve type Piston valves Train heating Yes Loco brake Air Train brakes Air
Performance figures Maximum speed 80 mph (130 km/h) Power output 4,120 hp (3,070 kW) at 58 mph (93 km/h) Tractive effort 60,077 lbf (267.24 kN) Factor of adh. 4.40
Career Operators New York Central Railroad Class L-3a Number in class 2nd of 25 Numbers NYC 3001 T&P 909 Official name Mohawk Delivered October 1940 First run October 1940 Retired February 1957 Current owner Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society Disposition On static display, waiting to be restored to operating condition
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New York Central 3001 is a 4-8-2 Mohawk (Mountain)-type steam locomotive built in October 1940 by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, New York as a member of the L-3a class for the New York Central Railroad (NYC). Normally known as Mountain types, the NYC 4-8-2 steam locomotives were dubbed as Mohawk types after the Mohawk River, which ran alongside NYC's famed Water Level Route. Built for dual-service work, No. 3001 was used to haul both freight and passenger trains on the NYC system until being retired in February 1957.

Instead of being sold for scrap, No. 3001 was sold to the Texas and Pacific Railway (T&P), where it was masqueraded as T&P No. 909 and donated to the Museum of the American Railroad in Dallas, Texas. In the mid-1980s, No. 3001 was later donated to the National New York Central Railroad Museum in Elkhart, Indiana. It is the largest modern NYC steam locomotive still in existence and is one of two surviving New York Central Mohawks; the other, No. 2933, which is currently on display at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri. In October 2024, it was announced that the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (FWRHS) had acquired No. 3001 and made plans to restore it to operating condition.