Nostalgia & History > Anyone Know The Railroad?

I found this picture of moving a locomotive into the Smithsonian National Museum of American History on the blog of the museum. .

http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/osaycanyousee/construction

Picture 1, “Workers move the 1401 steam locomotive into the museum building using a pulley system in 1961.”

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Has anyone seen the exhibit of steam locomotive 1401 at the Smithsonian?

Does anyone know the railroad from which steam locomotive 1401 was obtained?

>Has anyone seen the exhibit of steam locomotive 1401 at the Smithsonian?
Yes

>Does anyone know the railroad from which steam locomotive 1401 was obtained?
Southern Ps-4 4-6-2 No. 1401



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/20/13 14:34 by terrybaker.

Oh how I wish they could drag her back out on the mainline.

Thanks terrybaker for the information on steam locomotive 1401. “Southern Ps-4 4-6-2 No. 1401”
I did a Google search for Southern 1401 and got a number of interesting websites. Two of the websites are below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Railway_1401

http://linton-research-fund-inc.com/last_run_linton_research_fund_inc.html

Oh for God's sakes, look at the surroundings: Name another steam locomotive, other that SRR 1401, that is displayed in the basement of a building?

John Gezelius
Tustin, CA

john1082 Wrote:
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> Oh for God's sakes, look at the surroundings:
> Name another steam locomotive, other that SRR
> 1401, that is displayed in the basement of a
> building?


Baldwin 60000 is in the basement of the Franklin Institute. They even let you run it, sort of.

john1082 Wrote:
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> Oh for God's sakes, look at the surroundings:
> Name another steam locomotive, other that SRR
> 1401, that is displayed in the basement of a
> building?

And My wife say I have a lot of trains in the basement......

MW4man Wrote:
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> john1082 Wrote:
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> > Oh for God's sakes, look at the surroundings:
> > Name another steam locomotive, other that SRR
> > 1401, that is displayed in the basement of a
> > building?
>
>
> Baldwin 60000 is in the basement of the Franklin
> Institute. They even let you run it, sort of.

That's true Mr. MW4man, but that Baldwin #60000 sure ain't no 4-6-2!

Hi
Very nice photo,good engine
I even have a telephone made after that Southern engine and when it rings ,it blows the whistle and chugs down the track ringing the bell with clickity clack of the track sounds
Tom Boylan

I will say the Southern knew how to classy-dress up a steamer like this one.

srman Wrote:
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> Oh how I wish they could drag her back out on the
> mainline.

They could get mighty close with the A&WP 290. At one time SR tried to get their hands on the 290 and make it into a facsimile PS4 but the West Point Route would not let it be done.

Jay