Maine Central class L 4-4-0

Maine Central class L

Type and origin
Reference:^[1]
Power type	Steam
Builder	Schenectady Locomotive Works
Build date	1893–1894

Performance figures
Tractive effort	17,000 lbf (75.6 kN)

Maine Central Railroad Class L locomotives were intended for main line passenger service. They were of 4-4-0 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or "2'B" in UIC classification. They were transferred to branch line passenger service as replaced by class N 4-6-0 locomotives beginning in 1899. Ten numbered 191 to 201 survived United States Railroad Administration operations to appear on a 1923 roster.^[1]

References

1 2 Robertson, Edwin B. (1977). Maine Central Steam Locomotives. Westbrook, Maine: Edwin B. Robertson. pp. 20–21.

Maine Central Railroad Company
Lines	Main Line Bar Harbor Beecher Falls Belfast Bingham Brunswick Bucksport Calais Eastport Farmington Foxcroft Harmony Hartland Kineo Lewiston Livermore Falls Mountain Princeton Rangeley Rockland Rumford Skowhegan Vanceboro
Subsidiaries	Bridgton and Saco River Railroad Northeast Airlines Portland Terminal Company Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
Named Trains	Bar Harbor Express Flying Yankee Gull
Steam Locomotives	Class C 4-6-2 470 Class H 4-4-0 Class K 0-6-0 Class L 4-4-0 Class M 2-6-0 Class N 4-6-0 Class O 4-6-0 Class P 2-6-0 Class S 2-8-2 Class W 2-8-0 501 519
Diesel Locomotives	Class DF EMD F3 Class DP EMD E7 Class DRS road switcher Class DS-1 yard switcher Class DS-4 branch line switcher

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