4-4-0 American

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs American type
gptkbp:builtBy Eastwick and Harrison
gptkbp:declinedAfter early 20th century
gptkbp:gauge standard gauge
narrow gauge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 4-4-0 American
gptkbp:introducedIn 1837
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Golden_Spike_ceremony,_1869
Great Locomotive Chase, 1862
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:The_General
gptkb:John_Bull
gptkb:Union_Pacific_No._119
gptkb:William_Crooks
Jupiter (Central Pacific #60)
gptkbp:notableFeature versatility
symmetrical design
ability to handle rough track
stability at speed
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad
gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway
gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkb:Grand_Trunk_Railway
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
Great Western Railway (UK)
London and North Western Railway (UK)
gptkbp:notablePreservedLocation gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad_Museum
gptkb:Golden_Spike_National_Historical_Park
California State Railroad Museum
National Railway Museum (UK)
gptkbp:periodOfPopularity mid-19th century
late-19th century
gptkbp:preservedIn yes
gptkbp:primaryUse freight trains
passenger trains
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:2-6-0_Mogul
gptkb:4-6-0_Ten-Wheeler
gptkbp:UICClassification 2'B
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:India
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:wheelArrangement 4 leading wheels, 4 driving wheels, 0 trailing wheels
gptkbp:WhyteNotation 4-4-0
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Union_Pacific_No._119
gptkb:Engine_Company_119
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7