Central Railroad of New Jersey #592

Built in 1901 by the American Locomotive Company in New York for the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The tall driving wheels helped create a faster speed for passenger trains. The design was too dangerous because the engineer would sit right next to the firebox and over the boiler shell. It gave enough space for the fireman to do his job, though. The driving rods were also a hazard because they would turn the driving wheels right under the cab. The cab got nicknamed “Mother Hubbard”. The Interstate Commerce Commission outlawed the design of these locomotives. The last run of #592 was in 1954 between New Jersey and Maryland. It is now on Static Display at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum.