Standard Passenger Pacific of the PRR
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4-6-2 steam locomotive
Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive class
preserved steam locomotive
steam locomotive class
The "Standard Passenger Pacific of the PRR" refers to the Pennsylvania Railroad’s K4s class, a highly successful and iconic 4-6-2 steam locomotive that became the railroad’s primary passenger engine in the early to mid-20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives | 1 |
| Standard Passenger Pacific of the PRR canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4-6-2 steam locomotive
ⓘ
Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive class ⓘ preserved steam locomotive ⓘ preserved steam locomotive ⓘ steam locomotive class ⓘ steam locomotive class ⓘ |
| buildDateEnd | 1928 ⓘ |
| buildDateStart | 1914 ⓘ |
| configurationName | Pacific ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer |
Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona Works
ⓘ
Pennsylvania Railroad Mechanical Department ⓘ |
| famousFor |
being the standard passenger Pacific of the PRR
ⓘ
high-speed passenger service ⓘ |
| fuelType | coal ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| heritage | iconic symbol of the Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ |
| inServiceFrom | 1910s ⓘ |
| inServiceUntil | 1960s ⓘ |
| introducedOn |
Main Line (Philadelphia to Pittsburgh)
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad main line
|
| maximumSpeed | over 80 mph ⓘ |
| nickname | Standard Passenger Pacific of the PRR ⓘ |
| notableExample |
PRR
ⓘ
surface form:
PRR 1361
PRR K4s ⓘ
surface form:
PRR 3750
|
| operator |
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad
|
| powerType | steam ⓘ |
| primaryUse | passenger service ⓘ |
| railroad |
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad
|
| railroadRegion | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| railway |
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad
|
| refersTo |
PRR K4s
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad K4s class
|
| retirementPeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
early 1960s ⓘ |
| successorTo |
PRR K2
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad K2 class
PRR K4s ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad K3 class
|
| totalProduced | 425 ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in ⓘ |
| UICClassification | 2′C1′ h ⓘ |
| usedOnService |
New York–Chicago main line
ⓘ
surface form:
New York–Chicago passenger trains
New York–St. Louis passenger trains ⓘ Washington–New York passenger trains ⓘ |
| usedWith |
heavyweight passenger cars
ⓘ
lightweight streamlined passenger cars ⓘ |
| wheelArrangement | 4-6-2 ⓘ |
| whyNotable | primary passenger locomotive of the Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives