Long Island Railroad No. 21

Long Island Railroad No. 21 was a G5s class 4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler" built by the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops in 1928, for the then PRR subsidiary, the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). The G5s had a driving wheel diameter of 68in and had a distinctive Belpaire firebox.
It was part of the principal fleet of passenger locomotives alongside K4s and RS-3s, the latter of which eventually replaced them.
In 1955, No. 21 was formally retired as the railroad replaced its steam locomotives with more efficient diesel-electriclocomotives.
Soon afterwards it was sold for scrap.
== Trivia ==
* It was one of only 31 G5s engines built for the Long Island Railroad.
* Two of No. 21s sister locomotives, No. 35 and 39 are currently undergoing restoration to operational condition while PRR 5741, a cousin to No. 21 is on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania..
Category:Built in 1928
Category:Steam locomotives
Category:Locomotives
Category:4-6-0 steam locomotives
Category:4-6-0 locomotives
Category:Six-coupled locomotives
Category:Tender locomotives
Category:American steam locomotives
Category:American locomotives
Category:Scrapped locomotives
Category:Long Island locomotives
Category:Standard gauge locomotives
Category:Passenger locomotives
Category:Juniata Works locomotives
Category:Scrapped steam locomotives