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Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Union_Pacific_Big_Boy_locomotive
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:boilerPressure
300 psi
gptkbp:date
1941
1944
gptkbp:designedFor
gptkb:Wasatch_Mountains
gptkbp:designer
Otto Jabelmann
gptkbp:firstRun
September 5, 1941
gptkbp:fuelType
gptkb:coal
gptkbp:gauge
standard gauge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion
July 21, 1959
gptkbp:length
132 ft
gptkbp:locomotiveType
UP class 4000
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:American_Locomotive_Company
gptkbp:maximumSpeed
80 mph
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Big_Boy
gptkbp:notableFor
high tractive effort
articulated locomotive
largest steam locomotive ever built
operating in mountainous terrain
gptkbp:notableUnit
gptkb:No._4014
gptkbp:numberOfEngines
4
23.75 in × 32 in
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:powers
steam
gptkbp:preservedIn
gptkb:Denver,_Colorado
gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkb:Cheyenne,_Wyoming
gptkb:Dallas,_Texas
gptkb:Green_Bay,_Wisconsin
gptkb:Scranton,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Omaha,_Nebraska
gptkb:Frisco,_Texas
gptkbp:preservedUnits
8
gptkbp:restored
gptkb:No._4014
2019
gptkbp:retired
1961
gptkbp:route
Ogden, Utah to Green River, Wyoming
gptkbp:tenderCapacity
25,000 gallons
28 tons coal
gptkbp:totalProduced
25
gptkbp:tractiveEffort
135,375 lbf
gptkbp:weight
1,250,000 lb
gptkbp:wheelArrangement
4-8-8-4
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Museum_of_Transportation
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8