The Museum of Transportation-St. Louis

"The St. Louis Museum of Transportation houses one of the largest and best collections of transportation vehicles in the world."

John H. White

Curator Emeritus

Smithsonian Institution

 http://www.transportmuseumassociation.org/

I had the chance to visit today, I was blown away by the amount and quality of the motive power in the collection. For $6.00, well worth a visit if your in St. Louis. 

Enjoy and come back for more pictures and added descriptions. 

Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific #E-2
GE/1919
E
Gearless bi-polar drive; 3,200 hp
1B+D+D+B1

Chicago & Illinois Midland #551
Lima/1928
S Mikado
Most common modern freight engine
2-8-2

A Great example of a "Push Pole" on 551, which was used in "poling" cars in a yard. A very dangerous practice indeed. Poling
Moving cars on an adjoining track by using a long wooden spar placed in a socket on the car's end beam and a socket on the locomotive's pilot beam.

New York Central #113
ALCO-GE/1906
E Class S-2
Gearless bi-polar drive; 2,200 hp
2-D-2

Union Pacific #4006
ALCO/1941
S Big Boy
Largest successful steam locomotive
4-8-8-4

St. Louis-San Francisco ("Frisco") #1522
Baldwin/1926
S Mountain
Equipped with booster and diesel multiple-unit control
4-8-2

Eagle-Picher #1621 (earlier used on Southern; MKT; Ft. Smith, Subiaco & Rock Island; and "Frisco")
Baldwin/1918
S Decapod
Built 5Ì gauge for Russia; converted to 4Ì 8-1/2"
2-10-0

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy #9908 "Silver Charger"
EMC/1939
D
1,000 hp; baggage space at rear end
A1A-2

Norfolk and Western #2156
N&W/1942
S Mallet; Class Y6a
Compound Ò uses steam twice
2-8-8-2

 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe #5011
Baldwin/1944
S Texas
74" drivers, largest on any 2-10-4; 310 lb./sq. in. boiler pressure
2-10-4

Union Pacific #90081
Rotary Snowplow
1966
Biggest, heaviest rotary plow made, with 12-foot cutting wheel and 3,000-hp engine to turn it using diesel-electric drive; weighs 376,400 lbs. fully loaded.