| New York Central 3001 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 4-8-2 |
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| • UIC | 2′D1′ h2 |
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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| Leading dia. | 33 in (838 mm) |
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| Driver dia. | 69 in (1,753 mm) |
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| Trailing dia. | 44 in (1,118 mm) |
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| Wheelbase | 95 ft 11.5 in (29,248 mm) |
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| Length | 109 ft 6.5 in (33,388 mm) |
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| Width | 11 ft 0.875 in (3,375 mm) |
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| Height | 14 ft 11.5 in (4,559 mm) |
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| Axle load | 66,100 lb (30.0 t) |
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| Adhesive weight | 264,400 lb (119.9 t) |
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| Loco weight | 398,000 lb (180.5 t) |
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| Tender weight | 374,200 lb (169.7 t) |
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| Total weight | 772,200 lb (350.3 t) |
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| Tender type | Rectangular, Water-bottom |
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| Fuel type | Coal |
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| Fuel capacity | 43 t (95,000 lb) |
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| Water cap. | 15,500 US gal (59,000 L; 12,900 imp gal) |
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| Sandbox cap. | 2,700 lb (1,200 kg) |
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| Firebox: | |
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| • Grate area | 75.3 sq ft (7.00 m2) |
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| Boiler | 94 in (2,388 mm) |
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| Boiler pressure | 250 psi (1.72 MPa) |
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| Feedwater heater | Worthington 5 1/2 SA Heaters |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | 373 sq ft (34.7 m2) |
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| • Tubes | 7,278 sq ft (676.1 m2) |
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| • Flues | 44,948 sq ft (4,175.8 m2) |
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| • Tubes and flues | 4,248 sq ft (394.7 m2) |
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Superheater:
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| • Type | Type E, 100-unit |
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| • Heating area | 2,080 sq ft (193 m2) |
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| Cylinders | Two |
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| Cylinder size | 25.5 in × 30 in (648 mm × 762 mm) |
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| Valve gear | Baker |
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| Valve type | Piston valves |
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| Train heating | Yes |
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| Loco brake | Air |
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| Train brakes | Air |
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| Performance figures |
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| Maximum speed | 80 mph (130 km/h) |
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| Power output | 4,120 hp (3,070 kW) at 58 mph (93 km/h) |
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| Tractive effort | 60,100 lbf (267.34 kN) |
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| Factor of adh. | 4.40 |
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| References: |
New York Central 3001 is a preserved L-3a class 4-8-2 Mohawk (Mountain)-type steam locomotive built in October 1940 by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, New York as a member of the L-3a class for the New York Central Railroad (NYC). Normally known as Mountain types, the NYC 4-8-2 steam locomotives were dubbed as Mohawk types after the Mohawk River, which ran alongside NYC's famed Water Level Route. Built for dual-service work, No. 3001 was used to haul both freight and passenger trains on the NYC system until being retired in February 1957.
Instead of being sold for scrap, No. 3001 was sold to the Texas and Pacific Railway (T&P), where it was masquerading as T&P No. 909 and donated to the Museum of the American Railroad in Dallas, Texas. In the mid-1980s, No. 3001 was acquired by the Lakeshore Railroad Historical Foundation and was subsequently donated to the National New York Central Railroad Museum in Elkhart, Indiana. It is the largest modern mainline NYC steam locomotive still in existence and is one of two surviving New York Central Mohawks; the other, No. 2933, which is currently on display at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri.
From the 1980s to 2010s, there were several attempts to get No. 3001 back to operating condition, but these never came to fruition. In October 2024, it was announced that the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (FWRHS) had acquired No. 3001 and made plans to restore it to operating condition.
