Standard Passenger Pacific of the PRR
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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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3604262 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Standard Passenger Pacific of the PRR Context triple: [PRR K4s, nickname, Standard Passenger Pacific of the PRR]
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A.
Pullman-Standard
Pullman-Standard was a major American railcar manufacturer known for producing a wide range of passenger and freight cars throughout the 20th century.
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B.
Union Pacific No. 119
Union Pacific No. 119 was the steam locomotive that represented the Union Pacific Railroad at the 1869 Golden Spike ceremony marking the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
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C.
Union Pacific sleeper cars
Union Pacific sleeper cars are long-distance passenger railcars equipped with private sleeping accommodations that were used on Union Pacific Railroad’s premier intercity trains.
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D.
Southern Pacific Cab Forward locomotive
The Southern Pacific Cab Forward locomotive is a distinctive class of steam engines with the cab placed at the front for crew safety, famously used by the Southern Pacific Railroad to haul trains through long, smoky mountain tunnels and snow sheds in the American West.
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E.
Union Pacific dome cars
Union Pacific dome cars were distinctive passenger railcars featuring elevated glass-enclosed viewing domes that offered panoramic scenery on Union Pacific’s long-distance trains.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Standard Passenger Pacific of the PRR Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Pullman-Standard
Pullman-Standard was a major American railcar manufacturer known for producing a wide range of passenger and freight cars throughout the 20th century.
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B.
Union Pacific No. 119
Union Pacific No. 119 was the steam locomotive that represented the Union Pacific Railroad at the 1869 Golden Spike ceremony marking the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
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C.
Union Pacific sleeper cars
Union Pacific sleeper cars are long-distance passenger railcars equipped with private sleeping accommodations that were used on Union Pacific Railroad’s premier intercity trains.
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D.
Southern Pacific Cab Forward locomotive
The Southern Pacific Cab Forward locomotive is a distinctive class of steam engines with the cab placed at the front for crew safety, famously used by the Southern Pacific Railroad to haul trains through long, smoky mountain tunnels and snow sheds in the American West.
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E.
Union Pacific dome cars
Union Pacific dome cars were distinctive passenger railcars featuring elevated glass-enclosed viewing domes that offered panoramic scenery on Union Pacific’s long-distance trains.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
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Subject: Standard Passenger Pacific of the PRR Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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