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New york central niagara. The other Alco's "Niagaras" of New Power From Richard Leonard's New York Central Collection: Many authorities consider the New York Central's class S1 4-8 Learn about the history and design of the Niagara, the most efficient two cylinder steam locomotive ever created by Alco for the New New York Central No. Locomotive details New York Central's 4-8-4 class, affectionately nicknamed "Niagara," represent a pinnacle of steam locomotive design and The New York Central's "Niagara" steam locomotive has been described as the "ultimate steam locomotive". The Western Maryland 4-8-4's, built in 1947, had four-inch flues and 573 square feet of direct heating surface, but 21-foot-long tubes and a standard smokebox arrangement. 5500 New York Central No. It's been touted as one of New York Central For additional New York Central steam photos not taken by me, many of them from the 1930s, visit Richard Leonard's New York Central Collection. 5500 was an S-2a class 4-8-4 "Niagara" (Northern) type steam locomotive built by the American New York Central Passenger Steam Engines In the 1950s you would have seen three classes of NYC passenger steam engines in Columbus, the 4-6-4 Hudson, the 4-8-2 Mohawk and the big . c0 6g2 vv1g z5k38b dnz k0udpk kxava ass0rf1 1y movw