Power type Steam Build date November 1942 | Serial number 64449 Configuration 4-8-4 | |
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Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (reporting mark SLSF, also known as the "Frisco") locomotive 4500 is a 4-8-4 Northern type steam engine.
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History
No. 4500 was built as an oil-burning steam locomotive by Baldwin in 1942 for Frisco passenger service. It was the first 4-8-4 Northern that Frisco ordered. Along with similar locomotives 4501 and 4502, it was painted in the blue and white Meteor paint scheme and was used for pulling Frisco's Meteor train service. No. 4500 even saw service pulling Frisco's Texas Special. When the Meteor was dieselized, No. 4500 was re-painted into Frisco's standard black with gold striping and lettering and assigned to passenger trains such as the General Wood and the Will Rogers.
Today
No. 4500 was repainted back into the Meteor paint scheme and is on static display for free public viewing at the Route 66 Village in Tulsa, Oklahoma.