21st Century Limited Former C&O Railroad 4-8-4 steam locomotive #614, the last commercially produced mainline passenger steam locomotive built in America. Image: 21st Century Limited postcard by Mary Jayne's Railroad Specialties. From a painting by Bob Lorenz. |
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Image: 21st Century Limited project book |
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| Image: 21st Century Limited project book, modified in 2020 to approximate the postcard art. |  |
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Locomotive #614 dressed in temporary plywood side skirts for a photo op at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, MD in November, 1992. The loco had also been dressed as the 21st Century Limited in March, 1992 (tender only, and with a different design). Note the headlight centered on the smokebox door -- it was normally down low, as in the above illustrations. Image: 21st Century Limited promo packet. |
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Promotional photo op at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, MD in November, 1992. Image: Former HICO officer Hank Webber |
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Ross Rowland at the throttle. Image: Hank Webber |
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A volunteer paints the temporary 21st Century Limited skirting. Image: Hank Webber
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Former HICO officer Wes Camp and 614. Image: Hank Webber |
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614 just before being dressed for the 21st Century Limited promo photos. Image: Hank Webber |
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The 614 would also have led the Advance Train that was to scout the route of the 21st Century Limited in 1994-1995. Note the slightly different paint job on the tender. |
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The Advance Train would have been comprised of the locomotive, a press car, and six VIP passenger cars. Image: 21st Century Limited Project Book |
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