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Southern Pacific class AC-4

Index Southern Pacific class AC-4

Southern Pacific Railroad's AC-4 (meaning articulated Consolidation) class of steam locomotives was the first class of 4-8-8-2 cab forward locomotives. [1]

10 relations: Baldwin Locomotive Works, Bore (engine), Cab forward, Firebox (steam engine), Scrap, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Steam locomotive, Stroke (engine), 2-8-8-2, 4-8-8-2.

Baldwin Locomotive Works

The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American manufacturer of railroad locomotives from 1825 to 1956.

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Bore (engine)

The bore or cylinder bore is a part of a piston engine.

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Cab forward

The term cab forward refers to various rail and road vehicle designs that place the driver's compartment substantially farther towards the front than is common practice.

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Firebox (steam engine)

In a steam engine, the firebox is the area where the fuel is burned, producing heat to boil the water in the boiler.

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Scrap

Scrap consists of recyclable materials left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials.

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Southern Pacific Transportation Company

The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1998 that operated in the Western United States.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

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Stroke (engine)

In the context of an Internal combustion engine, the term stroke has the following related meanings.

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2-8-8-2

A 2-8-8-2, in the Whyte notation for describing steam locomotive wheel arrangements, is an articulated locomotive with a two-wheel leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and a two-wheel trailing truck.

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4-8-8-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 4-8-8-2 is a locomotive with four leading wheels, two sets of eight driving wheels, and a two-wheel trailing truck.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Pacific_class_AC-4

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