Reuben Wells (locomotive)

Reuben Wells
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerReuben Wells
BuilderJM&I shops, Jeffersonville, IN
Build dateAugust 1868
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-10-0T
 • UICE n2t
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length35 ft (10.67 m)
Loco weight55 short tons (49 long tons; 50 t)
Fuel typeWood
Career
OperatorsJeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad
LocaleMadison, Indiana
Retired1898
Current ownerThe Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Dispositionstatic display

The Reuben Wells is a steam locomotive in the permanent collection of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Beginning in 1868, it operated for 30 years in Madison, Indiana, pushing train cars up the steepest "standard-gauge main-track grade" in the United States.

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