Founded | 1848 |
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Founder | Norris Brothers |
Defunct | 1901 |
Fate | Merged |
Successor | American Locomotive Company |
Headquarters | |
Products | Locomotives |
Footnotes / references built the famous Jupiter |
The Schenectady Locomotive Works built railroad locomotives from its founding in 1848 through its merger into American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1901. [1]
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 Historic Site.
Following is a list (in serial number order) of preserved Schenectady locomotives built before the ALCO merger. [2] All locations are in the United States unless otherwise noted.
Founded | 1848 |
---|---|
Founder | Norris Brothers |
Defunct | 1901 |
Fate | Merged |
Successor | American Locomotive Company |
Headquarters | |
Products | Locomotives |
Footnotes / references built the famous Jupiter |
The Schenectady Locomotive Works built railroad locomotives from its founding in 1848 through its merger into American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1901. [1]
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 Historic Site.
Following is a list (in serial number order) of preserved Schenectady locomotives built before the ALCO merger. [2] All locations are in the United States unless otherwise noted.