Title: Southern Pacific 4449 - Wikipedia
Headings: Southern Pacific 4449
Southern Pacific 4449
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Contents
Revenue years
On display
American Freedom Train
Present day
Preservation and maintenance
Other surviving locomotives
Film appearances
References
External links

Content: 4449 under steam at rest and work Cascades Rail in Tacoma, Washington in June 23, 2011. Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
Lima Locomotive Works
Serial number
7817
Build date
May 20, 1941
Specifications
Configuration: ​
• Whyte
4-8-4 Northern
Gauge
4 ft 8
+
1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia. 80 in (2,032 mm)
Length
110 ft (34 m)
Width
10 ft (3 m)
Height
16 ft (5 m)
Adhesive weight
275,700 lb (125,100 kg)
Loco weight
475,000 lb (215,000 kg)
Total weight
788,730 lb (357,760 kg)
Fuel type
Bunker oil
Fuel capacity
6,275
Water cap
23,300 gal
Firebox: • Firegrate area
90.4 sq ft (8.40 m 2)
Boiler pressure
300 psi (2.07 MPa)
Heating surface
4,887 sq ft (454.0 m 2)
Superheater: ​
• Heating area
2,086 sq ft (193.8 m 2)
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
25.5 in × 32 in (648 mm × 813 mm)
dia × stroke
Performance figures
Maximum speed
100 mph (160 km/h)
Power output
5,500 hp (4,100 kW)
Tractive effort
66,326 lbf (295,030 N)
78,650 lbf (349,900 N) with booster
Factor of adh. 4.26
4.286 with booster
Career
Operators
Southern Pacific
Oregon Rail Heritage Center
Class
GS-4
Number in class
28
Numbers
Southern Pacific 4449
American Freedom Train 4449
Portland and Western 4449
Willamette and Pacific 4449
BNSF 4449
UPY 845
Nicknames
"The Daylight"
"The Queen of Steam"
First run
May 30, 1941 (revenue service)
Last run
September 24, 1956 (revenue service)
Retired
October 2, 1957 (revenue service)
Preserved
April 24, 1958
Restored
April 21, 1975
Current owner
The City of Portland, Oregon
Disposition
Operational, based in Portland, Oregon at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center
Southern Pacific 4449, also known as the "Daylight", is the only surviving example of Southern Pacific Railroad 's " GS-4 " class of 4-8-4 " Northern " type steam locomotives and one of only two GS-class locomotives surviving, the other being " GS-6 " 4460 at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri. GS is abbreviation from "Golden State", a nickname for California (where the locomotive was operated in regular service), or "General Service". The locomotive was built by Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio for the Southern Pacific in May 1941; it received the red-and-orange "Daylight" paint scheme for the passenger trains of the same name which it hauled for most of its service career.