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{{Infobox Locomotive
| name = C&NW class E-4
| powertype = Steam
| image = C&NW 400 Locomotive 1942.jpg
| caption = A C&NW E-4 waiting to be refueled at a [[Chicago Metropolitan Area|Chicago-area]] coaling station in December 1942
| builder = [[American Locomotive Company]]
| serialnumber = 68982–68989, 69028{{sfnb|Cole|1938|p=62}}
| builddate = 1937
| totalproduction = 9
| whytetype = [[4-6-4]]
| uicclass = 2′C2′ h2
| gauge = {{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| leadingdiameter = 
| driverdiameter = {{convert|84|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
| trailingdiameter = 
| length = {{convert|101|ft|9+3/4|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|15|ft|11+21/32|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
| weightondrivers = {{convert|216000|lb|kg t|abbr=in|sp=us}}
| locoweight = {{convert|412000|lb|kg t|abbr=in|sp=us}}
| locotenderweight = {{convert|791500|lb|kg t|abbr=in|sp=us}}
| fueltype = [[Coal]], later converted to burn [[Oil]] in 1946-1947
| fuelcap = {{convert|50000|lb|t|abbr=in|sp=us}}, later {{convert|6000|usgal|abbr=on}}
| watercap = {{convert|20000|usgal|abbr=on}}
| boilerpressure = {{convert|300|lbf/in2|MPa|2|abbr=on}}
| firearea = {{convert|90.7|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
| totalsurface = {{convert|3958|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
| superheaterarea = {{convert|1884|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
| cylindercount = Two
| cylindersize = {{convert|25|x|29|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
| maxspeed = 
| tractiveeffort = {{convert|55,022|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on}}
| operator = [[Chicago and North Western Transportation Company|Chicago and North Western Railroad]]
| fleetnumbers = 4001–4009
| retiredate = 1953–1956
| scrapdate = 1953–1961
| disposition = All scrapped
}}

The '''Chicago and North Western Class E-4''' was a class of nine [[Streamliner|streamlined]] 4-6-4 "Hudson" steam locomotives built in 1937 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).

The nine E-4's were almost identical in specification and purpose to the [[Milwaukee Road]]'s six [[Milwaukee Road class F7|class F7]] locomotives, and they were built by the same builder at the same time, yet their streamlined designs were different. The E-4's were built to haul the Chicago and North Western's (C&NW) famous ''"[[Twin Cities 400|400]]"'' express passenger trains, but before they were even delivered, the railroad's management decided that streamlined steam was the wrong direction and instead placed orders with [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] [[Electro-Motive Diesel|Electro-Motive Division]] for new [[diesel locomotive]]s.

The displaced E-4s instead pulled secondary passenger trains, until they were withdrawn from service between 1953 and 1956, and scrapping commenced on the fleet. Two remaining E-4's (Nos. 4008 and 4009) were kept in [[Escanaba, Michigan]] to thaw frozen ore with heat from their boilers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |date=March 1962 |title=Steam! News Photos |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/magazine/archive-access/trains-march-1962/ |url-access=limited |access-date=February 8, 2024 |magazine=Trains |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing |page=12 |volume=22 |issue=5}}</ref> In August 1961, Nos. 4008 and 4009 were replaced by a new infrared process, and since both E-4's had been welded to the rails, C&NW crews had to scrap them on site.<ref name=":0" />

== Other C&NW steam locomotives ==
* [[Chicago and North Western D Class]] [[4-4-2 (locomotive)|4-4-2]] – A major workhorse of the C&NW, some were used on the ''[[Minnesota 400]]''.
* Chicago and North Western E Class [[4-6-2]] – Some converted to "ES" class with similar casing to the E-4. The ES engines succeeded Class D locomotives on the ''[[Minnesota 400]]''.
* [[Chicago and North Western E-2 Class]] 4-6-2 – Twelve locomotives, four of which were converted to "E-2-a" class and were the original locomotives for the Twin Cities to Chicago ''400'' before being replaced by [[EMD E3]] diesel units. The remaining eight were converted to "E-2-b" locomotives.<ref name="400-story">{{Scribbins-400-2008}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}
*{{cite book |last=Cole |first=F.A. |year=1938 |title=Locomotives of the Chicago & North Western Railway |publisher=The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society |location=Boston }}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716102644/http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr1153.htm The Photos of the Chicago and Northwestern E-4 4-6-4's]}}
* http://steamlocomotive.com/locobase.php?country=USA&wheel=4-6-4&railroad=cnw

{{Chicago and North Western Railway steam locomotives}}

[[Category:4-6-4 locomotives]]
[[Category:2′C2′ locomotives]]
[[Category:Chicago and North Western Railway locomotives|E-4 class]]
[[Category:ALCO locomotives]]
[[Category:Steam locomotives of the United States]]
[[Category:Streamlined steam locomotives]]
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1937]]
[[Category:Scrapped locomotives]]
[[Category:Standard-gauge locomotives of the United States]]
[[Category:Passenger locomotives]]
[[Category:American Passenger Locomotives]]