Welcome to Santa Fe's Raton Subdivision Model Railroad

Known for its massive size and record-setting weight, the Santa Fe 2900 Class Northern stood in a class all its own. Built near the height of WWII, these locomotives became the largest and heaviest 4-8-4s ever constructed, tipping the scales at over 510,000 pounds. Designed for heavy, long-distance passenger and freight service, they routinely thundered across the system—sometimes running Chicago to Los Angeles without a locomotive change. With massive boilers, commanding proportions, and enormo

78K views · 4.9K reactions | A late steam era look at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. We start with a Mikado on a local freight and then get a look at some S1 class 2-10-2 "Santa Fe" locomotives working at Willard, Ohio. From the Pentrex show "Steam Across America Combo, The East and The West" https://rfd.video/SteamAmerica | Steam Giants | Facebook