New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 is a 4-4-0 “American” type steam locomotive built for the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1893, which was intended to haul the road's Empire State Express train service. It was built for high speed and is alleged to be the first steam locomotive in the world to travel over 100 ...

The 999 Steam Locomotive was a new concept in speed locomotives. Engine 999 was assigned to haul the New York Central Railroad's brilliant new passenger train, the Empire State Express. On May 10, 1893, the 999 became the fastest land vehicle when it …

New York Central & Hartford River Railroad No. 999 is a class C-14a 4-4-0 "American Standard" steam locomotive that was used on the New York Central railroad. Built in 1893 by the NYC West Albany Shops in West Albany, New York, and was one of the first American steam locomotives (or locomotives...

2022年11月25日 · Designed by the railroad’s superintendent of motive power, William Buchanan, the 999 had been built for a single purpose: to power the first train in history to go faster than 100 miles per hour.

On May 10 th, 1893 Engine 999 of the Empire State Express, a New York Central locomotive pulling several passenger cars, set a world land speed record of 112-1/2 miles per hour on its run from Batavia to Buffalo, New York. Crowds watched engineer Charles Hogan and fireman Ike O’Dell prepare for the run, which commenced at the Syracuse station ...

On May 10, 1893, New York Central's 4-4-0 Number 999 while pulling the "Empire State Express," allegedly reached a speed of 112.5 miles per hour for one mile west of Batavia, New York....

2021年11月7日 · In 1893 the NYC’s West Albany shops produced a 4-4-0 with monstrous 86 inch drivers. The locomotive would be numbered 999 and would be brilliantly fitted with a polished boiler jacket, brass...

Historic 4-4-0 No. 999 of NYC predecessor New York Central & Hudson River Railroad was built for speed. Constructed in the railroad's West Albany Shops in 1893, it was lettered "Empire State Express" and was intended for display with other high-speed locomotives of the day at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999, the "Queen of Speed," slows to 60 mph (97 km/h) as it leads the Empire State Express through Palatine, New York in 1905. The key to the Empire State's initial fame was a 37-foot (11 m)-long American-type 4-4-0 steam locomotive built in West Albany, New York especially to haul the train.

Blt 5/49 as NYC class DFA-3d. Sold to GE 1/65.