Draft:Southern Pacific 4443


Southern Pacific 4443
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderLima Locomotive Works
Serial number7811
Build dateApril 1941
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-8-4
 • UIC2′D2′ h2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.36 in (914 mm)
Driver dia.80 in (2,032 mm)
Trailing dia.45+12 in (1,156 mm)
Wheelbase88.23 ft (26.89 m)
Axle load69,000 lb (31,000 kg; 31 t)
Adhesive weight275,700 lb (125,100 kg; 125.1 t)
Loco weight475,000 lb (215,000 kg; 215 t)
Total weight870,600 lb (394,900 kg; 394.9 t)
Fuel typeOil
Fuel capacity5,880 US gal (22,300 L; 4,900 imp gal)
Water cap.23,500 US gal (89,000 L; 19,600 imp gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area90.4 sq ft (8.40 m2)
Boiler pressure300 psi (2.07 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox385 sq ft (35.8 m2)
 • Total surface4,887 sq ft (454.0 m2)
Superheater:
 • Heating area2,086 sq ft (193.8 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size25+12 in × 32 in (648 mm × 813 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Valve typePiston
Performance figures
Maximum speed120 mph (190 km/h)
Tractive effortEngine: 64,800 lbf (288.24 kN)
Booster: 13,850 lbf (61.61 kN)
Total: 78,650 lbf (349.85 kN)
Career
OperatorsSouthern Pacific
ClassGS-4
Numbers4443
First runApril 1941
Retired1957
Scrapped1958
DispositionScrapped

Southern Pacific 4443 was a class "GS-4" 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive that was built by the Lima Locomotive Works in April 1941 for the Southern Pacific Transportation Company.[1]

History edit

Southern Pacific 4443 was manufactured in April 1941 by the Lima Locomotive Works and it arrived on the Southern Pacific Transportation Company that same month and year in 1941.[1]

The locomotive was used for passenger service for the Southern Pacific Transportation Company for much of its career such as the Coast Daylight.[2]

In 1957, No. 4443 had pulled the Southern Pacific's "Fresno Flyer" excursion train along with Southern Pacific class P-8 No. 2475.[3][4] After pulling the Southern Pacific's "Fresno Flyer" excursion train along with Southern Pacific class P-8 No. 2475, No. 4443 was retired from active service on the Southern Pacific Transportation Company that same year and it was scrapped in 1958.[3][4]

In films edit

  • Southern Pacific GS-4 No. 4443 had made an appearance in the opening credits of the 1957 Frank Sinatra film Pal Joey.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Best (1941), p. 97
  2. ^ Diebert & Strapac 1987, pp. 237–238.
  3. ^ a b Southern Pacific "Fresno Flyer" Excursion / Southern Pacific "Louis Chess Special" Retirement, 1957, retrieved 2023-11-07
  4. ^ a b Signor, John R. (2008). SP Trainline. Southern Pacific Historical and Technical Society. p. 14.
  5. ^ filmrailfan (2021-12-01). "Pal Joey 1957". More Obscure Train Movies. Retrieved 2023-11-07.

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