Union Pacific Big Boy
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Union Pacific Big Boy
Summary
Union Pacific Big Boy is a locomotive class[1]. It ranks in the top 0.049% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (639 views/month, #1 of 2,055).[2]
Key Facts
- Union Pacific Big Boy is in the country of United States[3].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[4].
- Union Pacific Big Boy is operated by Union Pacific Railroad[5].
- Union Pacific Big Boy is a type of tender locomotive[6].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's Commons category is recorded as Union Pacific Big Boy[7].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
- 1941 marks the founding of Union Pacific Big Boy[9].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's source of energy is recorded as coal[10].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's service entry is recorded as 1941[11].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's service retirement is recorded as July 1959[12].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[13].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+25'}[14].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's number of cylinders is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[15].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+26772'}[16].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+4940'}[17].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+3353'}[18].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180154', 'amount': '+130'}[19].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+345640'}[20].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+350170'}[21].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's serial number is recorded as 69571–69590, 72777–72781[22].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's discontinuation date is recorded as 1944[23].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's fleet or registration number is recorded as 4000–4024[24].
- Union Pacific Big Boy's wheel arrangement is recorded as 4-8-8-4[25].
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Geography
Union Pacific Big Boy is in the country of United States[3].
Physical Characteristics
Union Pacific Big Boy's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+26772'}[16]. Its speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180154', 'amount': '+130'}[19].
Designation and Status
Union Pacific Big Boy's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[4].
History and Context
1941 marks the founding of Union Pacific Big Boy[9].
Why It Matters
Union Pacific Big Boy ranks in the top 0.049% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (639 views/month, #1 of 2,055).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]