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Southern Pacific GS-2 class
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Lima Locomotive Works· from 1936· class of 6 American 4-8-4 locomotives
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Southern Pacific Co., Engines 4412, Daylight, and 1, C. P. Huntington (12239600415): SMU Central University Libraries· No restrictions
- 2. The Daylight SP GS 2: Piggott Co. San Francisco· Public domain
what is it?
The GS-2 was a class of streamlined 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) from 1937 to 1958. A total of six were built by the Lima Locomotive Works, numbered 4410 through 4415.
who runs it
base stats
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 90 years ago, in 1936.
- Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- 3.4 MW is about 39 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 34 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 19 years (1937–1956).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1936
- in service from
- 1937
- retired
- 1956
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Lima Locomotive Works
- operators
- Southern Pacific Transportation Company
- top speed
- 145 km/h
- power
- 3.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-8-4
- weight
- 203 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7570306, Wikipedia: Southern Pacific GS-2 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.