Great Northern class F-8

what is it?

The Great Northern F-8 is a class of 125 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotives built by the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, their corporate successor the American Locomotive Company, and Baldwin Locomotive Works between 1901 and 1907 and operated by the Great Northern Railway until the mid 1950s. They operated throughout the Great Northern pulling freight trains with some being rebuilt with larger cylinders and higher boiler pressure, giving them more tractive effort. Retirement of the F-8s started as early as 1932, but some would last and continue to pull freight until 1956, when the last F-8 was retired.

who runs it

base stats

• weight 88.5 tin working order
• built 125made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 125 years ago, in 1901.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 53 years (1901–1954).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1901–1907

in service from

1901

retired

1954

status

preserved

number built

125

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

American Locomotive Company, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works

operators

Great Northern Railway, Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-8-0

weight

88.5 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.