Draft:R.J. Corman Railroad Group 2008

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• Comment: See WP:ANI#Australian railroad IP, The proposal to block the person editing from IP's with this behaviour and delete their future drafts/articles is supported and carried. Practically speaking, this amounts to a site ban; any IP address that geolocates appropriately and engages in "dubious notability, ref-bombing, fixation on American locomotives of a certain era" can be blocked for a period of time on sight, and their edits reverted and/or deleted. Their edits to AfD discussions can also be reverted on the same basis. Note that articles/drafts created prior to this closure cannot be deleted per this clause, for the same reason that G5 deletions only apply from the point where an editor is banned. I will block the most recently-used IP for 3 months. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 00:21, 3 December 2023 (UTC) S0091 (talk) 20:22, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

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R.J. Corman Railroad Group 2008 Old Smoky
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Datong
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-10-2  • UIC 1′E1′ Gauge mostly 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), some 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Driver dia. 1,500 mm (59.06 in)* Length including tender 26.0 m (85 ft 4 in) (with 8 wheel tender)‡ 29.2 m (95 ft 10 in) (with 12 wheel tender)†‡ Loco weight 133.3 tonnes (131.2 long tons; 146.9 short tons)* Boiler pressure 1,471 kPa (213 lbf/in2)* Cylinder size 650 mm × 800 mm (25.59 in × 31.50 in)* bore x stroke
Performance figures Maximum speed 80 km/h (50 mph)* Power output 2,222 kW (2,980 hp) (official), 2,670 kW (3,580 hp) (measured at 66 km/h or 41 mph)* Tractive effort 63,235 lbf (281.28 kN)

R.J. Corman QJ 2-10-2 "Santa Fe" type No. 2008 Old Smoky was built by CRRC Datong in 1986 as China Railways No. 7040. It spent fifteen years pulling fast and heavy freight trains over the Chinese mainline, before it became relegated to pulling trains on Jitong trackage in 2001. It was withdrawn from active service altogether by 2005.

The following year, No. 7040 was shipped across the Pacific Ocean to the United States after becoming one of three QJ locomotives to be purchased by the Railroad Development Corporation for possible plans to be used on the Iowa Interstate Railroad.

Shortly afterward, No. 7040 was purchased again by the R.J. Corman Railroad Group under the order of the company's chairman, Richard J. Corman, and the intentions were to bring the locomotive back under steam as a public relations tool. The locomotive was renumbered to 2008, since it made its inaugural run on May 24, 2008, and it was subsequently used for group tours and excursion services during special occasions.

After Richard Corman passed away in 2013, No. 2008 was stored indoors, and new management at R.J. Corman made plans to donate it to the city of Midway, Kentucky. However, after the company began helping KSHCO get settled into their new location in Irvine, a final decision was made in 2020 to donate No. 2008 to KSHCO. The locomotive currently awaits to be moved to Ravenna for display and evaluation for a possible return to service.