K4s Pacific
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The K4s Pacific was a renowned class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives that served as the primary passenger power for the Pennsylvania Railroad in the first half of the 20th century.
Aliases (1)
- K4s ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4-6-2 Pacific-type locomotive
→
steam locomotive class → |
| boilerPressure | 205 psi → |
| buildDateEnd | 1928 → |
| buildDateStart | 1914 → |
| configuration |
leading truck with two axles
→
one trailing axle under firebox → three coupled driving axles → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| cylinderArrangement | outside cylinders → |
| cylinderCount | 2 → |
| designer |
Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona Works
→
Pennsylvania Railroad Company →
surface form: "Pennsylvania Railroad mechanical department"
|
| driverDiameter | 80 in → |
| famousExample |
PRR K4s
→
surface form: "PRR 1361"
PRR K4s →
surface form: "PRR 3750"
|
| fuelType | coal → |
| gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in standard gauge → |
| introduced | 1914 → |
| mainServicePeriod | first half of the 20th century → |
| notableFor |
being the standard passenger locomotive of the Pennsylvania Railroad
→
large production run for a single US passenger locomotive class → |
| notableRoute |
Main Line (Philadelphia to Pittsburgh)
→
surface form: "Pennsylvania Railroad main line between New York and Chicago"
New York–St. Louis route →
surface form: "Pennsylvania Railroad main line between New York and St. Louis"
|
| operator |
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
→
surface form: "Pennsylvania Railroad"
Pennsylvania Railroad Lines East → Pennsylvania Railroad Lines East →
surface form: "Pennsylvania Railroad Lines West"
|
| powerType | steam → |
| precededByClass |
PRR K4s
→
surface form: "PRR K2"
PRR K4s →
surface form: "PRR K3"
|
| preservedAt |
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, Pennsylvania
→
Railroaders Memorial Museum, Altoona, Pennsylvania → |
| preservedUnits | 2 → |
| primaryUse | passenger service → |
| railGauge | 1,435 mm → |
| railroadClass | PRR K4s → |
| railway |
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
→
surface form: "Pennsylvania Railroad"
|
| railwayRegion | Northeastern United States → |
| replacedBy | diesel-electric locomotives → |
| retirementPeriod | 1950s → |
| succeededByClass | PRR T1 → |
| totalProduced | 425 → |
| tractiveEffort | about 44,460 lbf → |
| UICClassification | 2′C1′ h → |
| usedFor |
commuter passenger trains
→
express passenger trains → |
| wheelArrangement | 4-6-2 → |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form: "K4s"