Pennsylvania No. 35 Reuben Wells

Pennsylvania No. 35, named "Reuben Wells" is an 0-10-0T steam locomotive built by the Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis Railroad's shops in Jeffersonville, IN, in 1868. It was named after its designer, Master Mechanic Reuben Wells, who designed it to push trains up the railroad's two mile incline on Madison Hill in Madison, IN, at 5.89%, the steepest standard gauge grade in the US. It was the most powerful locomotive in the world at the time.
The "Reuben Wells" was the first steam engine to work the grade by adhesion alone, pushing the cars up the hill and supporting them on the descent. It worked for thirty years before being put on reserve in 1898. Eventually the "Reuben Wells" was retired and sent to Purdue University in 1905.
In the years that followed, it appeared at several exhibitions, including the Chicago World's Fair in 1933-34 and the Chicago Railroad Fair in 1948-49. It was retained again for the PRR's historical collection in its Northumberland roundhouse until 1968. After the formation of Penn Central, it was brought back to Indiana and placed on display at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, where it stays today. She is the only remaining example of an 0-10-0 steam locomotive in the United States.
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