Santa Fe class 5011

A total of 25 of these large engines were built. They were nicknamed "War Babies" by the AT&SF from being built and used during World War II. The AT&SF ran the class from the mid-1940s to the mid-late 1950s. Despite being mainly freight haulers, their driving wheels were unusually tall for a "Texas" type, which led to them also being successful in passenger service. Specifications Numbers 5011 to 5035, when built, were the largest and fastest class of "Texas"-type locomotives ever built and equipped with Timken roller bearings on every axle. The engines had a maximum output of measured at the rear of the tender, at a top speed of . , adjacent to the California State Railroad Museum ==Present day==

in 2004 Four of the class 5011 locomotives were preserved by the AT&SF for museums, with the remainder being scrapped. The four preserved locomotives are: • #5011 — at the National Museum of Transportation, Kirkwood, Missouri. • #5017 — at the National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin • #5021 — at the California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California. • #5030 — at Salvador Perez Park, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. ==See also==