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.

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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
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 Pennsylvania Railroad main line
maximumSpeed over 80 mph
nickname Standard Passenger Pacific of the PRR
notableExample PRR 1361
linked to: PRR

PRR 3750
linked to: PRR K4s
operator Pennsylvania Railroad
powerType steam
primaryUse passenger service
railroad Pennsylvania Railroad
railroadRegion Northeastern United States
railway Pennsylvania Railroad
refersTo Pennsylvania Railroad K4s class
linked to: PRR K4s
retirementPeriod 1950s
early 1960s
successorTo Pennsylvania Railroad K2 class
linked to: PRR K2

Pennsylvania Railroad K3 class
linked to: PRR K4s
totalProduced 425
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in
UICClassification 2′C1′ h
usedOnService 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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PRR K4s nickname Standard Passenger Pacific of the PRR
Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona Works railroadShopFor Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives
linked to: Standard Passenger Pacific of the PRR