The St. Louis–San Francisco class 4500 was a class of 25 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works between 1942-1943 and operated by the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway. The first three operated …

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (reporting mark SLSF, also known as the "Frisco") locomotive 4500 is a 4-8-4 Northern type steam engine. [1]

All of these 4-8-4s had 74" drivers, 28 x 31 cylinders, a boiler pressure of 250 psi and a tractive effort of 69,800 pounds. There are four survivors: number 4500 at the Route 66 Historical Village in Tulsa, OK; number 4501 at the Age of Steam Railroad Museum in Frisco, TX; number 4516 at the State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, MO and number 4524 at ...

4-8-4 4500 at Springfield West Yard, Summer of 54 (M. Morrow). Thanks to Karl Brand for location and date. Posted in CA Collection , Steam | Tagged 4-8-4 , 4500 , Baldwin …

Oct 1, 2013 · #4500 is one of three Northern (4-8-4) type locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA, in 1942 for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway's crack overnight Meteor passenger service from Oklahoma City via Tulsa, OK, to St. Louis, MO.

Jun 29, 2020 · Frisco's 4500 class was constructed based upon the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy's O-5b class. Numbers 4500-4502 were built for passenger service on the "Meteor," an overnight train between St. Louis, Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

SLSF 4-8-4 #4501 - St Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) Description: Although the b&w photo doesn't show it, this beautiful 4-8-4 Northern built by Baldwin in August of 1942 had a blue & white color scheme with red lettering for the crack Meteor passenger service.

Mar 29, 2025 · For the record, the first three Frisco 4-8-4's (4500-4502) were built as oil-burners and given this special paint scheme to haul "The Meteor" passenger train between St. Louis and Tulsa. The SLSF generously preserved both 4500 and 4501.

Frisco No. 4501 is a class 4500 4-8-4 steam locomotive that was built for the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (a.k.a. SLSF or "the Frisco") by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November, 1942.

Feb 8, 2016 · 4-8-4 4500 new at Lindenwood Yard, St. Louis, Missouri in 1942 (William K. Barham). This entry was posted in DW Collection, Steam and tagged 4-8-4, 4500, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Meteor. Bookmark the permalink. You must be to post a comment.