41 ft 3+1⁄2 in (12.586 m) (locomotive only)[1] 72 ft 6 in (22.10 m) (including tender)[2]
Width
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)[3]
Height
15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)[1]
Axle load
66,000 lb (30,000 kg)[2]
Adhesive weight
136,000 lb (62,000 kg)[2]
Loco weight
243,600 lb (110,500 kg)[1]
Total weight
401,600 lb (182,200 kg)[2]
Fuel type
Soft coal[1]
Fuel capacity
25,000 lb (11,000 kg)[2]
Water cap.
7,000 US gal (26,000 L; 5,800 imp gal)[2]
Firebox:
• Grate area
55.13 sq ft (5.122 m2)[1]
Boiler pressure
205 psi (1.41 MPa)[2]
Heating surface:
• Firebox
218 sq ft (20.3 m2)[1]
• Tubes
1,900.66 sq ft (176.577 m2)[1]
• Flues
777.54 sq ft (72.236 m2)[1]
• Total surface
2,896.20 sq ft (269.066 m2)
Superheater:
• Heating area
980 sq ft (91 m2)[2] (E6s only)
Cylinders
2[2]
Cylinder size
26 in × 23+1⁄2 in (660 mm × 597 mm)[1]
Valve gear
Walschaert
Valve type
piston valves
Performance figures
Maximum speed
75 mph (121 km/h)
Tractive effort
31,275 lbf (139.12 kN)[2]
Factor of adh.
4.35
Career
Operators
Pennsylvania Railroad, Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines, Long Island Rail Road
Class
E6s
Preserved
One preserved (No. 460)
Disposition
PRR 460 on display, remainder scrapped
Class E6 on the Pennsylvania Railroad was the final type of 4-4-2 "Atlantic" locomotive built by the railroad, and second only to the Milwaukee Road's streamlined class A in size, speed and power. Although quickly ceding top-flight trains to the larger K4s Pacifics, the E6 remained a popular locomotive on lesser services and some lasted to the end of steam on the PRR. One, #460, called the Lindbergh Engine, is preserved at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.[4]
It was moved indoors to begin preparations for restoration on March 17, 2010. On January 10, 2011, PRR #460 was moved to the museum's restoration shop for a two- to three-year project, estimated to cost $350,000. The engine is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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^ abcdefghijklmLocomotive Cyclopedia of American Practise — 6th Edition — 1922. Simmons-Boardman. 1922.
^Westcott, Linn H. (1960). Model Railroader Cyclopedia — Volume 1 — Steam Locomotives. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach. ISBN 0-89024-001-9.
^Staufer, Alvin F. & Pennypacker, Bert (1962). Pennsy Power: Steam And Electric Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad 1900–1957. Staufer. LOC 62-20878.
^"New life for old iron," January 11, 2011, Intelligencer Journal/New Era, Lancaster, PA
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