Frisco No. 1630 aka "Russian Decapod" Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works Year Built: 1918 Experience the historic St. Louis – San Francisco Railroad ("Frisco") 1630 at the Illinois Railway Museum. This steam engine, also known as a "Russian Decapod," has a storied past dating back to 1918. Originally intended for export to Russia, it was redirected due to the Bolshevik Revolution and served with the Frisco Railroad, transporting freight and passengers until the 1950s. Later, it supported Eagle-Pi

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One of my favorite restored steam locomotives is a little wood burning engine known as the Eureka. Built in 1875 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a 3 foot narrow gauge 4-4-0 type, Eureka went to work for the Eureka and Palisades Railroad in Nevada as their number 4. After a multi-decade career primarily in passenger service, Eureka was saved by Hollywood for use in motion pictures. After a second career on the silver screen, the locomotive was placed on display and subsequently damaged in a fi

0-6-0 Switcher Baldwin Locomotive Works 26 at Steamtown #railroad #steamlocomotive #railroadhistory | Big Trains

The Baldwin Locomotive Works No. 26 at Steamtown National Historic Site #steamlocomotive #trains #trainlover #trainride #trains #railroad #trainlovers #STEAM #steamtrain | Train Lovers