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2-2-0 "Planet" Locomotives in the USA
This was an inversion of the Rocket type (0-2-2). Its name comes from the name of the first example in 1830: Robert Stephenson's Planet.
Railroads that used 2-2-0 "Planet" Locomotives in the USA (data provided by
Steve Llanso
of Sweat House Media)
Boston & Lowell
New Castle & Frenchtown
Petersburg
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Germantown & Norristown
Stonington
Susquehanna Coal
Railroads that used 2-2-0 locomotives in other countries
Surviving Examples of 2-2-0 "Planet" Locomotives in the USA
No.
Class
F.M. Whyte
Gauge
Railroad Line
Location
Status
Builder Info
Notes
2-2-0
4'-8½"
B&O
B&O Railroad Museum
, Baltimore, MD
operational
B&O (Mount Clare), 1927
Named Tom Thumb, replica.
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