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Dollywood is home to a genuine coal burning steam train one of which is #70, 'CINDERELLA.' It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in May 1938, and this locomotive was the first of four Baldwin class 12-28 1/4 E class 2-8-2 Mikados bought by the White Pass from 1938 - 1947. It is one of Dollywood's most famous ride vehicles and burns 2 tons of coal each day. #70 operated on the White Pass until 1963 when the WP&YR was replacing their steam locomotives with diesels.
After retirement, #70 and the other WP&YR steamers were left sitting to rust until it and its younger sibling, #71 were sold to Silver Dollar City TN in 1977. #70 became known as 'Cinderella' and eventually put on display at Dollywood. She was restored to operation in 1987. It was undergoing a rebuild and in 2010 went back into service. In the winter of 2018, Cinderella was sanded down and repainted over a period of seven weeks as a part of her yearly maintenance schedule and her engine was also overhauled as a part of Dollywood's commitment to overhaul the engines of their locomotives every ten years.
The #70 is a 2-8-2 "Mikado" type built in 1938 by Baldwin. It has 17" cylinder diameter with a 22" stroke. Total engine weight is 235,000 pounds (107,000 kg) generating 25,200 pounds (11,400 kg) of tractive effort through 44 inches (110 cm) drivers. It is superheated with front-end throttle and power reverse and a 6-ET Brake Stand. This makes it the larger of the 2 Dollywood trains as its sister steam train #192, 'Klondike Katie' has total engine weight 118,000 pounds (54,000 kg) producing 16,000 pounds (7,300 kg) tractive effort through 48 inches (120 cm) drivers. It has 16 inches (41 cm) diameter cylinders with a 24 inches (61 cm) stroke. #192 is a superheated with dome throttle and Johnson Bar and a 6-ET Brake Stand.