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Southern Pacific GS-5 class
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Lima Locomotive Works· from 1942· class of 2 American 4-8-4 locomotives
what is it?
The GS-5 was a class of streamlined 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) from 1942 to 1958. Two were built by the Lima Locomotive Works, numbered 4458 and 4459.
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 84 years ago, in 1942.
- Weighs about as much as 37 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 16 years (1942–1958).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1942
- in service from
- 1942
- retired
- 1958
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Lima Locomotive Works
- operators
- Southern Pacific Transportation Company
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-8-4
- weight
- 219 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7570308, Wikipedia: Southern Pacific GS-5 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.