L & N Steam Locomotive No. 152
L&N 152 steams through Holton Valley, Kentucky
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| Type and origin | |
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| Power type | Steam |
| Builder | Rogers Locomotive Works |
| Serial number | 6256 |
| Build date | 1905 |
| Specifications | |
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| Configuration | 4-6-2 |
| UIC class | 2′C1′ |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Driver dia. | 69 in (1.753 m) |
| Loco weight | 187,800 lb (85.2 t) |
| Cylinders | Two |
| Cylinder size | 20 in × 28 in (508 mm × 711 mm) |
| Career | |
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| Operators | Louisville and Nashville Railroad |
| Class | K-2A |
| Number in class | 3rd of 25 |
| Numbers | 152 |
| Retired | February 17, 1953 |
| Disposition |
Out of service awaiting overhaul, Kentucky Railway Museum |
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L & N Steam Locomotive No. 152
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| Location | Kentucky Railway Museum, US-31E, New Haven, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37°39′25″N 85°35′33″W / 37.65694°N 85.59250°WCoordinates: 37°39′25″N 85°35′33″W / 37.65694°N 85.59250°W |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architect | Rogers Locomotive Works |
| NRHP Reference # | 74000883 |
| Added to NRHP | December 30, 1974 |
Out of service awaiting overhaul, Kentucky Railway Museum
The L & N Steam Locomotive No. 152 is a historic 4-6-2 Pacific Class locomotive on the National Register of Historic Places, currently at the Kentucky Railway Museum at New Haven, Kentucky, in southernmost Nelson County, Kentucky. It is the oldest known remaining 4-6-2 Pacific to exist. It is also the "Official State Locomotive of Kentucky", designated as such on March 6, 2000.
The L&N #152 was built in 1905 at Paterson, New Jersey by the Rogers Locomotive Works, with 6256 as its Rogers Construction Number. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad purchased #152 and four identical Pacifics at the cost of $13,406 apiece. Pleased with their five Pacifics, the L&N purchased forty more, which the Rogers Locomotive Works (by now owned by the American Locomotive Company) sold to the L&N between 1906 and 1910.
Originally, the L&N #152 serviced stations in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. It pulled Theodore Roosevelt's campaign train between Louisville and Cincinnati in 1912. When more powerful trains were purchased by the L&N in the 1920s, the Pacifics were assigned to the Gulf Coast, a geographic flatter area. Railroad logs prove that #152 was one of the many "Pan American" passenger service. The #152 also pulled the car holding Al Capone on his way to Alcatraz. As time went on, the #152 was used for less and less important routes. On February 17, 1953, the #152, the last surviving "K" class Pacific, was retired by the L&N, with its fate uncertain. During this time it was stored at Mobile, Alabama. L&N President John E. Tilford personally ordered the locomotive to not be destroyed and turned to scrap.
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