How much horsepower does a big boy have?

7,000 horsepower
All of the Big Boys were coal-burning, stoker-fired, designed to run 7,000 horsepower at 70 miles per hour. They have been lauded in the industry as the highest horsepower, heaviest, and longest steam locomotives ever built.

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How much does the Allegheny weigh?

approximately 771,000-lbs.
The Allegheny is 125-ft long, 11-ft 2-in wide, 16-ft 5 ½-in tall and weighs approximately 771,000-lbs. It could pull 160 coal cars, each with a 60-ton load, and if only pulling passenger cars, could run at 60 mph.

What is a mallet train?

The Mallet (pronounced “Ma-lay”) was a unique steam locomotive design that was a type of articulated design which used compound steam. The locomotive gets is name from the person who invented it, Anatole Mallet of Switzerland.

How many Allegheny locomotives are left?

two
Preservation. There are only two surviving Alleghenies. Upon retirement in 1956, 1601 was donated to The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, Michigan, where it has been on display indoors since.

How does a Garratt locomotive work?

Beyer-Garratt, type of steam locomotive characterized by tremendous hauling capacity and light axle loads. This British-built locomotive had two articulated pivoting chassis, each with its own wheels, cylinders, and water tanks. These chassis supported a girder frame that carried a boiler, cab, and the fuel supply.

What are the different types of steam locomotives?

There are three basic types of steam locomotive; non-articulated (rigid frame), duplex (divides the wheels’ driving force by utilizing two pairs of cylinders under a single frame), and articulated (featuring a pair of drivers under the boiler, the rear is rigidly mounted while the front pivots to negotiate curves).

What is smallest train set?

The Nano Train is a mere 1:655 scale. Since the technology is built around magnetics and linear propulsion, any object attached to a magnet can be placed on the track and transported, opening-up the application to all Model Train scales such as O, HO, N and of course T.