Erie L-1
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 L-1 #2601 at Port Jervis, New York, June 1911.]] |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Builder | American Locomotive Company |
| Build date | 1907 |
| Configuration | 0-8-8-0 |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
| Driver size | 51 in (1.30 m) |
| Tender capacity | 8,500 US gallons (32,000 L) water, 16 short tons (14,500 kg) coal |
| Boiler pressure | 215 psi (1.48 MPa) |
| High-pressure cylinder size |
25 in (635 mm) diameter, 28 in (711 mm) stroke |
| Low-pressure cylinder size |
28 in (711 mm) diameter, 28 in (711 mm) stroke |
| Career | Erie Railroad |
| Number in class | 3 |
| Number | 2600–2602 |
The three L-1 0-8-8-0 steam locomotives of the Erie Railroad, built in 1907 by ALCO, were unique in that they were the only articulated camelback locomotives ever built. They were, when built, the largest steam locomotives in existence. They were built for pushing service, especially on the heavy grades of the Delaware and Susquehanna Divisions over the Allegheny Mountains. In 1921 they were rebuilt as 2-8-8-2s with more conventionally located cabs. They were taken out of service in 1930 as larger locomotives replaced them.
