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The Baldwin Class 12-42-F was a class of 13 2-10-0 "Decapod" type steam locomotives that were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for only four railroads all across the United States of America between 1924 and 1930. [1]
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The Baldwin Class 12-42-F was a class of 13 2-10-0 "Decapod" type steam locomotives that were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for only four railroads all across the United States of America between 1924 and 1930. [1]
The Baldwin Class 12-42-F locomotives were constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works between 1924 and 1930 and they were all delivered to their respective railroads all across the United States of America after their construction date, with the following railroads using them, such as the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad, [2] Seaboard Air Line Railroad, [3] Georgia Florida and Alabama Railroad, [4] Great Western Railroad and Sugar Company (or sometimes called the Great Western Railway), [5] [6] and the Durham and Southern Railroad. [7]
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad rostered eight examples and classified them as the class D-3, numbering them as 529–536. In 1948, the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL) acquired the Georgia Florida and Alabama Railroad (GF&A) and were amazed at the decapods. This had led to an order of eight more engines of relatively the same design. The new batch was numbered 202–209. [3] [4]
Great Western No. 90 which was operated by the Great Western Railroad and Sugar Company was later given an extended smokebox to help with burning poor quality coal, this was later removed in the 1980s while it was working on the Strasburg Rail Road. [5] [6]
These locomotives were designed with 4' 8" (56-inch) diameter driving wheels, a boiler pressure of 200 psi (1.4 MPa; 1,400 kPa), and 24-inch x 28-inch (610-mm x 710mm) cylinders, creating a tractive effort of 48,960 lbf (217.78 kN). Most weighed in at 106 t (106,000 kg), though the heaviest were 127 t (127,000 kg). Their tenders could hold up to 18 tons of coal and 8500 gallons of water, though most compromised with 10 tons of coal and 7000 gallons of water. [2] [3] [4] [7]
| Photograph | Railroad | Quantity | Class | Road numbers | Refs |
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| Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad | 1 | 401 | 401–403 | [2] | |
| Durham and Southern Railroad | 3 | 200 | 200–202 | [7] | |
 | Great Western Railroad and Sugar Company | 1 | 90 | 90 | [5] [6] |
| Seaboard Air Line Railroad | 8 | D-3 | 529–536 | [3] |
In all, five locomotives are still left on preservation.
| Photograph | Locomotive | Works No. | Build date | Operator | Status | Refs |
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 | Great Western 90 | 57812 | June 1924 | Great Western Railroad and Sugar Company | Undergoing restoration | [5] [6] |
| Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad 401 | 60341 | January 1928 | Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad | On static display | [8] | |
| Gainesville Midland 203 | 60342 | January 1928 | Woodard Iron Company Gainesville Midland | On static display | [9] [10] [11] | |
 | Gainesville Midland 208 | 61230 | March 1930 | Seaboard Air Line Railroad Gainesville Midland | On static display | [12] |
| Gainesville Midland 209 | 61233 | March 1930 | Seaboard Air Line Railroad Gainesville Midland | On static display | [13] |
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