Southern Pacific AC-11

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The Southern Pacific AC-11 was a class of massive articulated cab-forward steam locomotives used by the Southern Pacific Railroad, primarily designed for heavy freight service over steep mountain grades.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf articulated locomotive class ⓘ
steam locomotive class ⓘ
brakeType air brakes ⓘ
buildDate 1942 ⓘ
1943 ⓘ
builder Baldwin Locomotive Works ⓘ
category 4-8-8-2 locomotives ⓘ
Southern Pacific Railroad locomotives ⓘ
articulated steam locomotives ⓘ
cab-forward steam locomotives ⓘ
oil-fired steam locomotives ⓘ
configuration 4-8-8-2 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
cylinderArrangement simple articulated ⓘ
cylinderCount 4 ⓘ
designer Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ
fuelType bunker oil ⓘ
gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) ⓘ
notableFeature articulated frame ⓘ
cab-forward design ⓘ
designed for long tunnels and snow sheds ⓘ
operatorRegion Cascade Range ⓘ
Sierra Nevada ⓘ
U.S. West Coast ⓘ
United States ⓘ
powerType steam ⓘ
precededByClass Southern Pacific AC-10 ⓘ
preservedUnits 0 ⓘ
primaryRole heavy freight service ⓘ
primaryRouteType mountain grades ⓘ
railwayCompany Southern Pacific Transportation Company ⓘ
railwayOperator Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ
retirementPeriod 1950s ⓘ
roadNumberRange SP 4245 ⓘ
SP 4274 ⓘ
status all units scrapped ⓘ
successorClass Southern Pacific AC-12 ⓘ
totalProduced 30 ⓘ
traction adhesion ⓘ
UICClassification (2′D)D2′ h4 ⓘ
usedFor freight trains over Cascade Line ⓘ
freight trains over Donner Pass ⓘ
valveGear Walschaerts ⓘ
whyCabForward to keep crew ahead of smoke in tunnels and snow sheds ⓘ

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

AC-10 → followedByClass → Southern Pacific AC-11 ⓘ
AC-12 → predecessorClass → Southern Pacific AC-11 ⓘ
Southern Pacific AC-11 → successorClass → Southern Pacific AC-12 ⓘ
linked to: Southern Pacific AC-11
SP 4245 → locomotiveClass → Southern Pacific AC-11 ⓘ
SP 4245 → series → Southern Pacific AC-11 class ⓘ
linked to: Southern Pacific AC-11
SP 4250 → fleetOrClass → Southern Pacific AC-11 class ⓘ
linked to: Southern Pacific AC-11
SP 4260 → class → Southern Pacific AC-11 ⓘ
SP 4247 → class → Southern Pacific AC-11 ⓘ
SP 4263 → class → Southern Pacific AC-11 ⓘ
SP 4249 → class → Southern Pacific AC-11 ⓘ
SP 4267 → class → Southern Pacific AC-11 ⓘ
SP 4257 → locomotiveClass → Southern Pacific AC-11 ⓘ
SP 4257 → partOfClass → Southern Pacific AC-11 class ⓘ
linked to: Southern Pacific AC-11
SP 4272 → belongsToClass → Southern Pacific AC-11 class ⓘ
linked to: Southern Pacific AC-11
SP 4258 → belongsToSeries → Southern Pacific AC-11 class ⓘ
linked to: Southern Pacific AC-11
SP 4277 → class → Southern Pacific AC-11 ⓘ