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Union Pacific Big Boy class
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Union_Pacific_Big_Boy_class
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:boilerPressure
300 psi
gptkbp:builder
gptkb:American_Locomotive_Company
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date
1941
1944
gptkbp:designer
Otto Jabelmann
gptkbp:firstRun
September 5, 1941
gptkbp:fuelType
gptkb:coal
28 tons
25,000 US gallons
gptkbp:gauge
standard gauge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Union Pacific Big Boy class
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion
July 21, 1959
gptkbp:length
132 ft
gptkbp:locomotiveWeight
762,000 lb
gptkbp:maximumSpeed
80 mph
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Big_Boy
gptkbp:notableFeature
largest operational steam locomotive
one of the most powerful steam locomotives
articulated design
simple articulated (not compound)
gptkbp:notableUnit
gptkb:No._4014
gptkbp:number
4000–4024
gptkbp:numberOfEngines
4
23.75 in × 32 in
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:powerOutput
6,290 hp
gptkbp:preservedUnits
8
gptkbp:purpose
freight hauling
gptkbp:restored
gptkb:No._4014
2019
gptkbp:retired
1961
gptkbp:route
gptkb:Wasatch_Range
Ogden, Utah to Green River, Wyoming
gptkbp:tenderWeight
436,500 lb
gptkbp:totalProduced
25
gptkbp:tractiveEffort
135,375 lbf
gptkbp:weightOnDrivers
540,000 lb
gptkbp:wheelArrangement
4-8-8-4
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Big_Boy_No._4014
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8