relation to the cylinders. Designed for a light-weight train of five to six passenger cars, they were considered as probably the fastest steam locomotives ever built in the United States, possibly capable of matching any locomotive in the world. The fleet covered their schedule in 400 minutes with several stops en route, at an average speed of more than on some sections and often arriving with one or two minutes to spare. None survived, since all four locomotives were withdrawn and scrapped between 1949 and 1951. Preserved locomotives Several 4-4-2 locomotives were preserved in the United States. Bearing in mind that this information may become outdated over time, some known examples are: Southern Pacific no. 3025 at the Travel Town Museum in Los Angeles, CA. Chicago & North Western no. 1015 at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, MO. Pennsylvania Railroad E6s no. 460 at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, PA. Pennsylvania Railroad no. 7002, formerly no. 8063, at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, PA. It has steamed since preservation, but is now static. Michigan Central no. 254 (later no. 7953, then New York Central no. 8085 before being sold to the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad as no. 45) at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. Central Railroad of New Jersey no. 592 at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, MD. References