1. Background

2. See also

3. References

Rail Locomotive No. 220 is an exhibition building at Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont.

Background

In 1915 the American Locomotive Company of Schenectady, New York, built the Rail Locomotive No. 220, the last coal-burning, ten-wheeler steam engine used on the Central Vermont Railway. Because it possessed a medium-sized 4-6-0 engine (4 leading wheels, 6 driving wheels, and 0 trailing small wheels), the No. 220 served double duty pulling both freight and passenger trains. No. 220 became known as the “Locomotive of the Presidents” because of its use on special trains carrying Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.

The steam engine persisted as the only type of locomotive operating in the United States until the introduction of the electric train in 1895 and, even then, steam engines continued to dominate the rails until the 1950s when diesel came into wide use. The inscription, “28%,” on the coal tender indicates that the engine had the potential to lift or drag up to twenty-eight thousand pounds of dead weight. The Central Vermont Railway retired No. 220 from service in 1956 and presented it to the Museum for preservation. The museum built the surrounding shed soon afterward to protect the locomotive and the private car (see Rail Car Grand Isle) from the elements.

See also

• Shelburne Museum
• Rail Car Grand Isle
• Shelburne Railroad Station and Freight Shed
• Shelburne Museum

References

• Shelburne Museum. 1993. Shelburne Museum: A Guide to the Collections. Shelburne: Shelburne Museum, Inc.

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