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#261 MILW ALCO 4-8-4  LokSound 5 North American and Australian Sound files N XL L M4

Recorded from MILW #261 S3 Class 4-8-4
We would like to give a special thanks to the "Friends of the 261" for their help in this project. to find out more about their operation or to book a ride please go to: https://261.com/

Milwaukee Road 261 is a class "S3" 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO), in Schenectady, New York in July 1944, for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, often referred to as the "Milwaukee Road".

It was more…

#11 EV ALCO 2-6-0  LokSound 5 North American and Australian Sound files N XL L M4

Recorded from Everett Railroad 2-6-0 #11.
We would like to give a special thanks to the Everett Railroad for their help in this project. To find out more about their operation or to book a ride please go to: https://everettrailroad.com/

Steam locomotive number 11 was constructed in 1920 by the Cooke Works of the American Locomotive Company (Alco) in Paterson, New Jersey. It is a “2‑6‑0” or “Mogul” type and was one of 54 engines of four different wheel arrangements built between 1920 and 1925 more…

#98 WWRR ALCO 4-4-0  LokSound 5 North American and Australian Sound files N XL L M4

Recorded from Wilmington Western #98

4-4-0 is a locomotive type with a classification that uses the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement and represents the arrangement: four leading wheels on two axles (usually in a leading bogie), four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and a lack of trailing wheels. Due to the large number of the type that were produced and used in the United States, the 4-4-0 is most commonly known as the more…

#165 WP ALCO 0-6-0  LokSound 5 North American and Australian Sound files N XL L M4

Western Pacific 165 is an 0-6-0 switching locomotive built by the Schenectady Works of the American Locomotive Company. This engine was used at many of the WP's rail yards, including Stockton, Sacramento and Portola. It was built in November, 1919, for the United Verde Copper Company of Jerome, Arizona, as their number 87. On September 17, 1927, the 165 and three sister UVCC engines were sold to the WP and become the road's S-34 class, numbered 163-166.

These burly switchers supplemented WP's more…

4-12-2 Three Cylinder  LokSound 5 North American and Australian Sound files N XL L M4

The 4-12-2 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, twelve coupled driving wheels, and two trailing wheels. This arrangement was named the Union Pacific type, after the only railroad to use it, the Union Pacific Railroad.

Only one type of locomotive with a 4-12-2 wheel arrangement was built: the Union Pacific Railroad's 9000-series locomotives, 88 of which were built by ALCO between 1926 and 1930. These locomotives were used to increase the speed of freight trains in flat more…

#1702 GSMR BLW 2-8-0  LokSound 5 North American and Australian Sound files N XL L M4

Recorded from Great Smoky Mountains Railroad #1702.
We would like to give a special thanks to the GSMR for their help in this project. To find out more about their operation or to book a ride please go to: https://www.gsmr.com/steam/

The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad #1702 is a 2-8-0 steam locomotive, built in September 1942 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone, PA. Originally destined to be US Army Transportation Corp #1702, part of their S160 class of 2-8-0 Consolidations, which more…

Southern #630 Ks-1 2-8-0  LokSound 5 North American and Australian Sound files N XL L M4

Southern Railway #630 was crafted by ALCO in 1904 under the Class K designation 2-8-0 consolidation. In 1917 it was significantly overhauled to include superheaters, piston valves, and Southern Valve Gear. It served the Southern Railway for the next 48 years primarily on the Asheville Division until retirement in June 1952.

#630 was then moved to Johnson City, TN where it found new life with the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad. It was numbered 207 and ran between Johnson City more…

Big Boy  LokSound V4.0 European Soundfiles H0 N XL L M4

With a total weight of 548,3t and a power of 6.290 HP (@48 km/h) the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) class 4000 locomotives (well know as "Big Boy") is one of the most powerful steam locomotives on the world. The American Locomotive Company (ALCO) built a total of 25 units between 1941 and 1944. At a maximum speed of 112 km/h (70mph) the Big boy is also the fastest articulated steam engine at all.