PRR 460
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| Type and origin | |
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| Power type | Steam |
| Builder | Altoona Works |
| Build date | 1914 |
| Specifications | |
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| Configuration: |
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| • 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) |
| Adhesive weight | 136,000 lb (62,000 kg) |
| Loco weight | 243,600 lb (110,500 kg) |
| Tender weight | 167,000 lb (76,000 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: |
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| • Heating area | 613 sq ft (57 m2) |
| Performance figures | |
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| Tractive effort | 31,275 lbf (139 kN) |
| Career | |
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| Operators | Pennsylvania Railroad |
| Class | E6s |
| Nicknames | "Lindbergh Engine" |
| Retired | January 11, 1956 |
| Restored | 1982–1984, 2010–2016 |
| Current owner | Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
| Disposition |
On display |
| Official name | Passenger Locomotive No. 460 |
| Designated | December 17, 1979 |
| Part of | Pennsylvania Railroad Rolling Stock Thematic Resource |
| Reference no. | 79002274 |
Coordinates: 39°58′56″N 76°9′40″W / 39.98222°N 76.16111°W
On display
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 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 a restoration at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
An experimental Model E6 was developed in 1910 and, after two other "sample" locomotives and four years of tests, it was found that the 4-4-2 Atlantic's speed equaled that of the larger 4-6-2 Pacific's. An additional 80 E6 locomotives were ordered with superheaters and classified as the E6s.
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