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{{Short description|Class of 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotives (ex-Cotton Belt class L1 locomotives)}} |
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{{Merge|Southern Pacific class GS-8| date = June 2024|discuss=Talk:Southern Pacific class GS-8#Merge proposal}} |
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{{Infobox locomotive |
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| name = Southern Pacific Class GS-7 |
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| image = |
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| powertype = Steam |
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| builder = [[Baldwin Locomotive Works]] |
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| builddate = 1930 |
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| totalproduction = 7 |
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| whytetype = [[4-8-4]] |
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| uicclass = 2′D2′ h2 |
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| gauge = {{track gauge|ussg}} |
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| leadingdiameter = |
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| driverdiameter = {{convert|70|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} |
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| trailingdiameter = |
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| length = {{ubl|''Total:'' {{convert|99|ft|8+1/2|in|m|2|abbr=on}}|''Tender: ''{{convert|38|ft|9|in|m|2|abbr=on}}}} |
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| width = {{convert|10|ft|5+5/8|in|m|3|abbr=on}} |
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| height = {{convert|15|ft|10|in|m|3|abbr=on}} |
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| axleload = {{convert|62000|lb|t|1|abbr=in}} |
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| weightondrivers = {{convert|248000|lb|t|1|abbr=in}} |
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| locoweight = {{convert|438500|lb|t|1|abbr=in}} |
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| tenderweight = {{convert|312000|lb|t|1|abbr=in}} |
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| locotenderweight = {{convert|750500|lb|t|1|abbr=in}} |
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| fueltype = [[Fuel oil|Oil]] |
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| fuelcap = {{convert|5000|usgal|abbr=on}} |
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| watercap = {{convert|15000|usgal|abbr=on}} |
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| firearea = {{convert|88.3|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} |
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| boilerpressure = {{convert|250|lbf/in2|MPa|2|abbr=on}} |
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| fireboxarea = {{convert|469|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} |
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| superheaterarea = {{convert|1962|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} |
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| cylindercount = Two |
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| cylindersize = {{convert|26|x|30|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} |
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| valvegear = [[Walschaerts valve gear|Walschaerts]] |
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| valvetype = Piston valves |
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| tractiveeffort = {{convert|61564|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on}} |
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| factorofadhesion = 4.03 |
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| operator = [[St. Louis Southwestern]] "Cotton Belt"<br>[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]] |
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| operatorclass = Cotton Belt L1<br>Southern Pacific GS-7 |
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| numinclass = |
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| fleetnumbers = SSW #801-802, #804-805, #807-809<br>SP #4479-4481 |
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| deliverydate = 1930 |
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| retiredate = 1957 |
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| scrapdate = 1957 |
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| disposition = All scrapped |
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The '''Southern Pacific Class GS-7''' was a class of seven [[4-8-4|4-8-4 "Northern"]] type [[Steam locomotive|steam locomotives]] built by the [[Baldwin Locomotive Works]] for the [[St. Louis Southwestern Railway|St. Louis Southwestern Railway (also known as the "Cotton Belt Route")]], as [[Cotton Belt Class L-1]] [[Steam locomotive|steam locomotives]] but would be later leased to the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]] where they would be classified as GS-7.<ref name=":0">{{Harvp|Strapac|1999|p=140}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Dunscomb. |first=Guy L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iO9SAAAAMAAJ&q=A%20Century%20of%20SP%20Steam%20Locomotives |title=A Century of Southern Pacific Steam Locomotives, 1862-1962 |publisher=Guy L. Dunscomb. |year=1963 |pages=301, 304, 317}}</ref> |
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== History == |
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During the [[World War II|Second World War]], the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]] needed more motive power to tackle the issues throughout the conflict. The [[St. Louis Southwestern Railway|St. Louis Southwestern Railway (also known as the "Cotton Belt Route")]] decided to make an agreement with the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]] to lease seven of their own Class L1 [[4-8-4]] locomotives to the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]]. This resulted in what would become the Southern Pacific Class GS-7.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> |
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The Southern Pacific class GS-7 actually was one of two classes of ex-Cotton Belt Route Class L1 that were leased to the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]], with the other one being the [[Southern Pacific class GS-8|GS-8]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last1=Garratt |first1=Colin |title=Illustrated Book of Steam and Rail - The History and Development of the Train and an Evocative Guide to the World's Great Train Journeys |last2=Wade-Matthews |first2=Max |publisher=[[Barnes & Noble Books]] |year=2003 |isbn=9780760749524 |pages=87}}</ref> |
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The Southern Pacific class GS-7 and GS-8 locomotives were built at the exact same time that their [[Southern Pacific class GS-1|GS-1 locomotives]] were built.<ref name=":2" /> |
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All seven of the Southern Pacific Class GS-7 locomotives were retired from active service on the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]] during the late 1950s, and none were preserved.<ref name=":1" /> |
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==Fleet details== |
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== See also == |
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* [[Cotton Belt 819]] |
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== References == |
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<references /> |
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== Further reading == |
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* {{Cite book |last1=Garratt |first1=Colin |title=Illustrated Book of Steam and Rail - The History and Development of the Train and an Evocative Guide to the World's Great Train Journeys |last2=Wade-Matthews |first2=Max |publisher=[[Barnes & Noble Books]] |year=2003 |isbn=9780760749524}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Church. |first=Robert J. |title=4-8-4's Daylight The Complete Story of the Southern Pacific GS Class 4400 Series Locomotives |publisher=Kratville Publications |year=1976}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Dunscomb. |first=Guy L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iO9SAAAAMAAJ&q=A%20Century%20of%20SP%20Steam%20Locomotives |title=A Century of Southern Pacific Steam Locomotives, 1862-1962 |publisher=Guy L. Dunscomb. |year=1963 |pages=301, 304, 317}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Strapac |first=Joseph |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sdhbTuYxgNsC&q=Cotton+Belt+Locomotives+-+by+Joseph+Strapac. |title=Cotton Belt Locomotives |publisher=[[Indiana University Press]] |year=1999 |isbn=9780253336019}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Church. |first=Robert J. |title=Mainline Modeler June 1995 - Southern Pacific GS-1 History and Plans}} |
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== External links == |
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* [http://espee.railfan.net/sp_steam_gs-07.html Southern Pacific Class GS-7 Information Page] |
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[[Category:4-8-4 locomotives]] |
[[Category:4-8-4 locomotives]] |
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[[Category:Scrapped locomotives]] |
[[Category:Scrapped locomotives]] |
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