Pennsylvania Railroad 460

39°58′56″N 76°9′40″W / 39.98222°N 76.16111°W / 39.98222; -76.16111

Pennsylvania Railroad 460
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Altoona Works Serial number 2860 Build date August 1914
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-4-2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 80 in (2,032 mm) Length 71 ft 11 in (22 m) Axle load 68,000 lb (31,000 kilograms; 31 metric tons) Adhesive weight 136,000 lb (62,000 kg) Loco weight 243,600 lb (110,500 kg) Tender weight 167,650 lb (76,000 kg) Total weight 411,250 lb (187,000 kg) Tender type 70P66 Tender cap. 7,000 US gal (26,000 L) Boiler pressure 205 psi (1,413 kPa) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 218 sq ft (20 m2) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 613 sq ft (57 m2) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 23.5 in × 26 in (597 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures Maximum speed 115 mph (185 km/h) Tractive effort 31,275 lbf (139 kN) Factor of adh. 4.35
Career Operators Pennsylvania Railroad Class E6s Nicknames "Lindbergh Engine" Retired January 11, 1956 Restored 1982–1984, 2010–2016 (cosmetically) Current owner Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Disposition On static display U.S. National Register of Historic Places Official name Passenger Locomotive No. 460 Designated December 17, 1979 Part of Pennsylvania Railroad Rolling Stock Thematic Resource Reference no. 79002274[1]

PRR 460, nicknamed the "Lindbergh Engine", is a Pennsylvania Railroad E6s steam locomotive now located in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was built in 1914 and became famous after racing an aircraft to New York City carrying newsreels of Charles Lindbergh's return to the United States after his transatlantic flight in 1927. In the late 1930s, No. 460 was operated by the Long Island Rail Road, and by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines in the early 1950s, before being retired in 1953. No. 460 is the only surviving locomotive of its class and was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1979. From 2010 to 2016, No. 460 underwent cosmetic restoration at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.