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Heaviest 4-6-4 Hudsons: Chesapeake & Ohio's L2a
After all, it was NYC and its supplier, American Locomotive Co., that first developed the 4-6-4 in 1927, and it was NYC that gave the engine its famous name: Hudson, named for the river the ...
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CPKC steam train to set off from Calgary on first-of-its-kind transcontinental trek
The original cost to build the 4-6-4 Hudson-type steam locomotive was $116,555. “It’s really the most beautiful steam locomotive on rails,” said CPKC corporate historian Adam Meeks.