The ACL (Atlantic Coast Line) was interested in a locomotive with more steaming capacity than their 4-4-0s. In 1894 Baldwin designed a conventional 4-4-2 locomotive for the ACL and named it after them. Other railroads bought and called these locomotives "Atlantics". However, the Brooks Locomotive Company gave the name "Chautauqua" to this wheel arrangement. Also, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific (The Milwaukee Road) used the name "Milwaukee" for this wheel arrangement.
With 178, the AT&SF owned the most of this wheel arrangement. However, the 4-4-2 was probably made most famous by the Milwaukee Road when they built four very large streamlined versions of this locomotive to pull the Hiawatha. These locomotives were the first built streamlined and were designed to cruise at 100 mph.
| No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 (76) | 4-4-2 | 24" | FSDL (Wayne Co. Board of Roads Commission) | Silver Dollar City, Branson, MO | display | Davenport Locomotive Works #1900, 01/1922 | Acquired from Alexandria Bay, NY in 1961 as SDC's first locomotive. Retired from operation in the 1980s. Repainted and cosmetically restored in 2017, then placed on display near the Frisco Silver Dollar Line train depot. Incorrectly numbered 6. | |
| 400 | 4-4-2 | 15" | Buckley Old Engine Show, Buckley, MI | operational | Lawrence Witherill | From the Clinch Park Zoo, Traverse City, MI. | ||
| 45 (8085) | I-80a | 4-4-2 | 4'-8½" | DT&I (NYC) | Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI | display | Alco (Schenectady) #25887, 03/1902 | Beautifully restored. |
| 3001 | 4-4-2 | 12" | Folsom Valley Railway | Folsom Valley Railway, Folsom, CA | operational | Alan Shelly (Sacramento), 1949 | From Seattle, WA. | |
| 300 | 4-4-2 | 12" | WF&P | Wabash, Frisco & Pacific Railroad, Glencoe, MO | out of service | V.A. Schmodt (Alton, IL), 1958 | Being reassembled with new boiler and new safety valve. | |
| 4-4-2 | 15" | American Farm Heritage Railroad, Greenville, IL | restoration | Wagner, 1926 | ||||
| 3025 | A-3 | 4-4-2 | 4'-8½" | SP | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #30005, 1904 | |
| 12 | 4-4-2 | 16" | Whiskey River | Little A-Merrick-A Amusement Park, Marshall, WI | operational | Norm Gracey, 1969 | Named Gracey. | |
| 1015 | D | 4-4-2 | 4'-8½" | C&NW | Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, MO | stored | Alco (Schenectady) #5613, 1900 | 80-inch drivers! To eventually be cosmetically restored. |
| 460 | E6s | 4-4-2 | 4'-8½" | PRR | Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, PA | display | PRR (Juniata) #2860, 1914 | Named 'Lindbergh Engine'. |
| 7002 (8063) | E-7s | 4-4-2 | 4'-8½" | PRR | Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, PA | display | PRR (Juniata) #929, 08/1902 | At 127.1 MPH (June 11, 1905), the real 7002 was the fastest steam locomotive in the world, but it was later scrapped after its retirement in 1935. Leased to the Strasburg Railroad from 1983 to 1989 for excursion service. |
| 1916 | D | 4-4-2 | 15" | R&GN | Riverside & Great Northern RY, Wisconsin Dells, WI | operational | Sandley (Janesville), 1961 | Named Harry J. Grant. From the Milwaukee County Zoo. |
| 128 | D | 4-4-2T | 15" | R&GN (C&NW) | Riverside & Great Northern RY, Wisconsin Dells, WI | dismantled | Sandley (Janesville), 1948 | From the Knoxville Zoo. Possible restoration. |
