New York Central 3001

Specifications
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 short tons (39 t; 38 long tons)
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 lbf/in2 (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

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Paul W. Kiefer
Builder	American Locomotive Company
Serial number	69338
Build date	November 1940

New York Central 3001
New York Central 3001
	NYC No. 3001 on display at the National New York Central Railroad Museum in 2015
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Paul W. Kiefer
Builder	American Locomotive Company
Serial number	69338
Build date	November 1940
Configuration:;
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 short tons (39 t; 38 long tons)
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 lbf/in2 (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
Maximum speed
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
Operators
Career
Operators	New York Central Railroad
Class	L-3a
Number in class	2
Numbers	NYC 3001; T&P 909;
Official name	Mohawk
Delivered	December 1940
First run	December 1940
Retired	February 14, 1957
Current owner	Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society
Disposition	On static display, waiting to be restored to operating condition

New York Central 3001 is a 4-8-2 "Mohawk" (Mountain)-type steam locomotive built in 1940 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for the New York Central Railroad. Normally known as "Mountain" types, New York Central 4-8-2 steam locomotives were dubbed "Mohawk" types after the Mohawk River, which the New York Central followed. Built for dual service work, No. 3001 was used to haul both freight and passenger trains on the NYC system until being retired in 1957.

No. 3001 was later put on static display at the National New York Central Railroad Museum in Elkhart, Indiana. It is the largest modern New York Central 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 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.