New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Steam Locomotive #2503

ID# 51,445

New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Steam Locomotive #999 at Chatham, New York

ID# 52,302

New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Steam Locomotive #999

ID# 27,196

New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Steam Locomotive #897

ID# 51,546

New York Central & Hudson River Railroad #11

ID# 52,293

New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Steam Locomotive #29 "Mohawk"

ID# 51,585

New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Steam Locomotive #999

ID # 27,197

New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Steam Locomotive #999

ID # 27,195

Schenectady Locomotive Works Specification Card, New York Central & Hudson River Railroad #461

ID # 9,002

Schenectady Locomotive Works Specification Card, N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. #823

ID # 9,369

New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Steam Locomotive #367

ID # 2,120

Schenectady Locomotive Works Specification Card, New York Central & Hudson River Railroad #786

ID # 9,003

The 999

ID # 1,045

THE 999

William Buchanan designed this high-wheeled 4-4-0 type, No. 999, for exhibition at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893; the New York Central built her at its West Albany shops. After some preliminary runs, she was tested May 10, 1893, pulling the westbound Empire State Express on a nearly straight stretch of level track between Batavia and Buffalo, New York. Engineer Charles H. Hogan took the bridle off, covering one of the 36 miles of the run in 31.2 seconds at the rate of 112.5 miles per hour. Never before had mankind traveled so fast. Since then the Pennsylvania Railroad claims to have made 127.1 miles per hour with a 4-4-2 type steam
 engine, No. 7002, in Ohio on June 11, 1905 a claim which some experts dispute. The French National Railroads actually attained 207 miles per hour with an electric locomotive March 29, 1955, for an unequalled world's record. But no diesel locomotive has ever  approached 999's top speed.

NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD

Schenectady Locomotive Works Specification Card, New York Central & Hudson River Railroad #1762

ID # 9,005

New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Steam Locomotive #829

ID # 2,178

Schenectady Locomotive Works Specification Card, N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. #684

ID # 9,370

Schenectady Locomotive Works Specification Card, West Shore Steam Locomotive #187

ID # 9,004

Schenectady Locomotive Works Specification Card, Fall Brook Coal Company

ID # 9,006

Built in February, 1887.

Later became New York Central & Hudson River Railroad #1088.

Schenectady Locomotive Works Specification Card for Boston & Albany Steam Locomotive #173

ID # 9,007