Southern Pacific AC-9

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The Southern Pacific AC-9 was a class of massive articulated 2-8-8-4 steam locomotives built in the late 1930s for the Southern Pacific Railroad, primarily used for heavy freight service across challenging western routes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Southern Pacific AC-9 canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 2-8-8-4 locomotive ⓘ
cab-forward type locomotive ⓘ
steam locomotive class ⓘ
allUnitsScrapped yes ⓘ
articulationType Mallet-type ⓘ
boilerPressure 250 psi ⓘ
buildDate 1939 ⓘ
builder Lima Locomotive Works ⓘ
configuration 2-8-8-4 ⓘ
conversion converted from coal to oil firing ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
cylinderArrangement compound articulated ⓘ
cylinderCount 4 ⓘ
designer Lima Locomotive Works ⓘ
distinctiveFeature large Vanderbilt tender ⓘ
semi-streamlined skyline casing ⓘ
driverDiameter 63 in ⓘ
fleetNumbers 3800–3811 ⓘ
fuelType coal ⓘ
oil (after conversion) ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
introduced late 1930s ⓘ
manufacturer Lima Locomotive Works ⓘ
notableRoute El Paso–Tucson line ⓘ
Rio Grande Division ⓘ
operator Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ
powerType steam ⓘ
preservedUnits 0 ⓘ
primaryUse freight service ⓘ
heavy freight service ⓘ
railwayCompany Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ
railwayRegion American West ⓘ
linked to: Old West
regionOfOperation Arizona ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
retirementDate early 1950s ⓘ
scrapped yes ⓘ
serviceRole drag freight ⓘ
serviceType freight ⓘ
successor diesel-electric locomotives on Southern Pacific ⓘ
superheater yes ⓘ
totalProduced 12 ⓘ
trackGauge 1,435 mm ⓘ
tractiveEffort 124,300 lbf (approx.) ⓘ
UICClassification (1D)D2 ⓘ
usedFor challenging western grades ⓘ
long heavy freight trains ⓘ
valveGear Walschaerts ⓘ
wheelArrangement 2-8-8-4 ⓘ
whyNotCabForward coal-fired ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AC-10 → precededByClass → Southern Pacific AC-9 ⓘ
AC-8 → followedBy → Southern Pacific AC-9 ⓘ
Southern Pacific AC-8 → followedByClass → Southern Pacific AC-9 ⓘ