Louisville and Nashville 152

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2′C1′
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	69 in (1.753 m)
Axle load	42,000 lb (19.1 t)
Loco weight	187,800 lb (85.2 t)
Tender weight	143,400 lb (65.0 t)
Total weight	331,200 lb (150.2 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	15 t (14.8 long tons; 16.5 short tons)
Water cap.	7,000 US gal (26,000 L; 5,800 imp gal)
Boiler pressure	200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	20 in × 28 in (508 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Rogers Locomotive Works
Serial number	6256
Build date	1905
Rebuild date	1913

Louisville & Nashville 152
Louisville & Nashville 152
	L&N No. 152 at the Kentucky Railway Museum
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Rogers Locomotive Works
Serial number	6256
Build date	1905
Rebuild date	1913
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2′C1′
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	69 in (1.753 m)
Axle load	42,000 lb (19.1 t)
Loco weight	187,800 lb (85.2 t)
Tender weight	143,400 lb (65.0 t)
Total weight	331,200 lb (150.2 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	15 t (14.8 long tons; 16.5 short tons)
Water cap.	7,000 US gal (26,000 L; 5,800 imp gal)
Boiler pressure	200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	20 in × 28 in (508 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	27,600 lbf (122.77 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Louisville and Nashville Railroad→Seaboard System→CSX; Kentucky Railway Museum; Norfolk Southern
Class	K-2A, originally K-1
Number in class	3rd of 25
Numbers	L&N 152;
Retired	February 17, 1953 (revenue service); September 10, 2011 (excursion service)
Restored	1972 - September 1985
Current owner	Kentucky Railway Museum
Disposition	Undergoing restoration to operating condition, based in New Haven, Kentucky
	L & N Steam Locomotive No. 152
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Kentucky Railway Museum, US-31E, New Haven, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°39′25″N 85°35′33″W / 37.65694°N 85.59250°W
Built	1905
Architect	Rogers Locomotive Works
NRHP reference No.	74000883
Added to NRHP	December 30, 1974

Louisville & Nashville 152 is a preserved K-2a class 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive listed on the National Register of Historic Places, currently homed at the Kentucky Railway Museum at New Haven, Kentucky in southernmost Nelson County, Kentucky. It is the oldest known remaining 4-6-2 "Pacific" type locomotive to exist. It is also the "Official State Locomotive of Kentucky", designated as such on March 6, 2000. The locomotive is currently owned and being restored back to operating condition by the Kentucky Railway Museum.