New York Central 100




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Current Number100
Railway RepresentedNew York Central
BuilderAlco/General Electric
Built In1904
Builder's order id29335
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)Danbury
Totally out of svc date1964
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypedual-role prototype locomotive
-designationType S-1
Statusstored inoperable
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Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length38'9"
Width10'0"
Height14'6"
Weight234200
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.16
Total HP2200
Trucks1-piece cast
Brakes6ET (K12)
CompressorGardner-Denver
ControlGE M (C79E)
MotorsGE 84A (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Locomotive 100 in storage in Glenmont, New York, in 2022
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Locomotive 100 in storage in Glenmont, New York, in 2023
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Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
New York Central & Hudson River (New York, New York)60001904 1906 NO NO
New York Central (New York, New York)34001906 1908 NO NO
New York Central (New York, New York)32001908 1917 NO NO
New York Central (New York, New York)11001917 1936 NO NO
New York Central (New York, New York)1001936 1964 NO NO
American Museum of Electricity (New York, Niskayuna)1001964 1979? YES NO
Mohawk & Hudson Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (New York, Schenectady)1001979? 2023 YES NO
Danbury Railway Museum (Connecticut, Danbury)1002023 present YES NO


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