STORY: in 1945, the San Francisco railroad built the absolute GIGACHAD that was the F-9. without argue the biggest locomotive on the system at the time. the train had 2 regular lights and 1 mars light. the the F-9s top speed isn't certain, but one source claimed that when they had the line to themselves, they reached about 112 mph. they received partial streamlining to debut as the railroads premier passenger train, "The San Francisco crusader". space or click up for whistle
