Great Northern class S-1

what is it?

The Great Northern S-1 was a class of 6 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1929 and operated by the Great Northern Railway until the late 1950s. They were initially put in passenger service but eventually saw service pulling freight.

who runs it

base stats

• power 2.7 MWpower output
• weight 213 tin working order
• built 6made 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 97 years ago, in 1929.
• 🚗2.7 MW is about 32 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 36 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 29 years (1929–1958).

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

spec sheet

built

1929

in service from

1929

retired

1958

status

retired

number built

6

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

Baldwin Locomotive Works

operators

Great Northern Railway

top speed

—

power

2.7 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-8-4

weight

213 t

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