the Boilermaker Special

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Purdue University mascot locomotive mascot university mascot

The Boilermaker Special is the official train-themed mascot of Purdue University, designed to resemble a Victorian-era locomotive and symbolize the school’s engineering heritage.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Boilermaker Special	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Purdue University mascot ⓘ locomotive mascot ⓘ university mascot ⓘ
affiliation	Purdue Reamer Club NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Purdue traditions ⓘ engineering ⓘ railroads ⓘ
athleticAssociation	Purdue Boilermakers NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	college sports mascot ⓘ locomotive replica ⓘ
city	West Lafayette NERFINISHED ⓘ
color	black ⓘ old gold ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedToResemble	Victorian-era locomotive ⓘ
features	Purdue markings ⓘ bell ⓘ headlight ⓘ steam locomotive styling ⓘ whistle ⓘ
hasMiniatureVersion	X-tra Special NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasVariant	Boilermaker Special I NERFINISHED ⓘ Boilermaker Special II NERFINISHED ⓘ Boilermaker Special III NERFINISHED ⓘ Boilermaker Special IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Boilermaker Special V NERFINISHED ⓘ Boilermaker Special VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Boilermaker Special VII NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedAsMascotFor	Purdue University NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	steel ⓘ wood ⓘ
officialMascotOf	Purdue University NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedBy	Purdue Reamer Club NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	fan engagement ⓘ representation of engineering tradition ⓘ school spirit promotion ⓘ
represents	Purdue Boilermakers athletic teams NERFINISHED ⓘ Purdue University NERFINISHED ⓘ
state	Indiana ⓘ
symbolizes	Purdue Boilermakers spirit ⓘ Purdue University engineering heritage ⓘ
theme	train ⓘ
transportMode	road-going vehicle ⓘ
university	Purdue University NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAt	Purdue athletic events ⓘ Purdue basketball games ⓘ Purdue campus events ⓘ Purdue football games ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boilermakers → associatedWithMascot → the Boilermaker Special ⓘ

Purdue Pete → relatedTo → the Boilermaker Special ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boilermaker Special