North Pacific Coast No. 21

NPCR #21 in the early 1900’s

North Pacific Coast Railroad No. 21 or the “Thomas-Stetson Locomotive” was a 4-4-0 "American" type built in 1901 at the North Pacific Coast Railroad's Sausalito Shops and it was named "Thomas-Stetson".

It was used for the North Pacific Coast Railroad in America from 1901-1905 hauling redwood lumber, local dairy and agricultural products, express trains and passengers (or basically, it was a mixed traffic engine/Dual-service steam locomotive).

The engine had insufficient adhesion weight and its oil burners were prone to damage due their proximity to its water tubes, and was unpopular with crews, despite No. 21 being named "Thomas-Stetson" its unusual appearance earning it the nickname of "The Freak". #21 was scrapped in 1905.

Trivia

• This special 4-4-0 was the first cab-forward locomotive and one of the first oil burners, as well as the first locomotive to use a marine boiler.
• It was a rebuild of NPCRR #5, which had been dismantled and scrapped in 1897.
• This engine was used for Lexi in Thomas and Friends, and in real life, NPCRR No. 21 would (probably) be too big to run on British Rails due to the North American size of the locomotive itself.

Gallery

Locomotives of the North Pacific Coast Railroad
Steam Locomotives:	Saucelito • San Rafael • Tomales • Olema • Bodega • Valley Ford • Tamalpais • Bully Boy • M. S. Latham • Bloomfield • Marin • Sonoma • No. 13 • No. 14 • No. 15 • No. 16 • No. 17 • No. 18 • No. 19 • No. 20 • Thomas-Stetson • No. 22
Electric Locomotives:	No. 101 • No. 102 • No. 103 • No. 104 • No. 105 • No. 106 • No. 107 • No. 108 • No. 109 • No. 110 • No. 111 • No. 112 • No. 201 • No. 202 • No. 203 • No. 301 • No. 302 • No. 303 • No. 304 • No. 305 • No. 306 • No. 307 • No. 308 • No. 350 • No. 351 • No. 352 • No. 353 • No. 354 • No. 355 • No. 356 • No. 357 • No. 358 • No. 401 • No. 402 • No. 403 • No. 404
Preserved:	Sonoma