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Rome built 695 steam locomotives in a decade, a significant number in a highly competitive field, the seventeenth largest total among 19th century North
American locomotive builders. Three NYLW locomotives survive. Northern Pacific 4-4-0 684 was built in 1884 and is preserved at Fargo, ND.
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