ATSF Motive Power Episode 9 - 5000 Class 2-10-4

John Purcell, gave H. H. Lanning a new assignment - Design and build the super powerful 5000 Class 2-10-4 based on the success of the 3751 design.

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5000 was delivered to the Santa Fe Railway in December of 1930 and operated with a pool of 3800 Class 2-10-2's on the Pecos Division where she became a legend.

Video Contents:
00:00 Introduction
00:14 How 5000 got her name.
00:43 John Purcell assigns the development of 5000 to H. H. Lanning.
05:53 Overcoming overweight problems with the design.
07:29 Overweight problems solved.
08:23 The 5000 enters service and is immediately tested and the results are outstanding.
09:41 5000 design is a huge success but the Great Depression interferes with orders for addition units.
10:02 Total career mileage, highlights and retirement.

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