Great Northern class H-5

what is it?

The Great Northern H-5 was a class of 25 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives that were originally built as E-14 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheelers" by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1909 and operated by the Great Northern Railway until the mid-1950s. The locomotives hauled passenger trains on the Great Northern mainline, such as the Empire Builder and the Oriental Limited. Today, only one H-5 survives, No.

who runs it

base stats

• weight 123 tin working order
• built 25made 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 117 years ago, in 1909.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 34 years (1921–1955).

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

spec sheet

built

1909–1928

in service from

1921

retired

1955

status

retired

number built

25

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

Baldwin Locomotive Works, Great Northern Railway, Hillyard Shops, Dale Street Shops, Delta Shops

operators

Great Northern Railway

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-6-2

weight

123 t

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