Southern Pacific GS-4

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The Southern Pacific GS-4 is a class of streamlined 4-8-4 "Northern" steam locomotives built in the 1940s for the Southern Pacific Railroad, renowned for their distinctive orange and red "Daylight" livery and high-speed passenger service.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
SP 4449 0
GS-4 4-8-4 steam locomotives 1

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 4-8-4 locomotive
Northern-type locomotive
Southern Pacific GS-4 locomotive
steam locomotive class
streamlined locomotive
brakeType air
buildDate 1941
1942
builder Lima Locomotive Works NERFINISHED
configuration 4-8-4
country United States of America
surface form: United States
cylinderConfiguration simple expansion
cylinderCount 2
designedForService high-speed passenger trains
designer Southern Pacific Railroad Mechanical Department NERFINISHED
driverDiameter 80 in
fleetNumbers SP 4439 NERFINISHED
SP 4440 NERFINISHED
SP 4441 NERFINISHED
SP 4442 NERFINISHED
SP 4443 NERFINISHED
SP 4444 NERFINISHED
SP 4445 NERFINISHED
SP 4446 NERFINISHED
SP 4447 NERFINISHED
SP 4448 NERFINISHED
SP 4449 NERFINISHED
SP 4450 NERFINISHED
SP 4451 NERFINISHED
SP 4452 NERFINISHED
SP 4453 NERFINISHED
SP 4454 NERFINISHED
SP 4455 NERFINISHED
SP 4456 NERFINISHED
SP 4457 NERFINISHED
SP 4458 NERFINISHED
SP 4459 NERFINISHED
fuelType fuel oil
gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in standard gauge
livery Daylight
liveryColors black
orange
red
location Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED
notableTrain Coast Daylight NERFINISHED
San Joaquin Daylight NERFINISHED
Shasta Daylight NERFINISHED
operator Southern Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED
powerType steam
preservedUnits SP 4449 NERFINISHED
primaryUse passenger service
retirementDate 1950s
status preserved
totalProduced 28
trainHeating steam
UICClassification 2′D2′ h2
use excursion service
valveGear Walschaerts
wheelArrangementName Northern

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Coast Daylight locomotiveClassUsed Southern Pacific GS-4
SP notableLocomotiveClass Southern Pacific GS-4
subject surface form: Southern Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: GS-4 4-8-4 steam locomotives