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Built in 1944 by Baldwin Locomotive Works at a cost of $264,681.00, number 5011 was one of the largest non-articulated locomotives ever built, with a total weight over 470 tons. Built for fast freight service, it had 74-inch driving wheels, the largest ever applied to a 2-10-4 Texas type.
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