The GS-3 was a class of streamlined 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) from 1938 to 1957. A total of fourteen were built by the Lima …

A pre-war view of the third class of the Daylight. This GS-3 has just arrived in the San Jose, California station with a consist of heavyweight headend and lightweight coaches and parlor …

This group, Class GS-3 was similar in appearance to the GS-2s. However, they were designed for higher speeds with 80" drivers, 26 x 32 cylinders, and a boiler pressure of 280 psi giving them …

Southern Pacific’s daylight trains were known as “the most beautiful trains in the world”. The bright colors and streamlined styling of the late 1930’s were like bright sun compared to the gloom of …

2018年10月19日 · In 1930, the SP designed a locomotive similar to those Mountains that had a very large firebox (90.4 sq ft) and a four wheel trailing truck to support it. Thus, evolved the …

The GS-3 is a streamlined 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive that served the Southern Pacific Railroad from 1938 to 1957. They were built by Lima Locomotive Works and were numbered …

I've covered the SP's "Decks" in my Modeling SP Road Engines (Part 3) Heavy Steam blog post. I also go into the SP-type (4-10-2) engines, which are missing from this set of diagrams. …

Our fantasy GS-3 locomotive offers a great "what if" steam version that seems fitting for the early hopes of this new venture. Bicolor illuminated classification lights on the front of locomotive …

Numbered 4416-4429, the GS-3 class actually was an improved version of the earlier streamlined 4-8-4's. The GS-2 had 73" drivers and the GS-3's 80" for improved high speed capability. The …

Outwardly similar to the GS-2, the GS-3 had taller 80" drive wheels built for speed. All fourteen were delivered in November and December of 1937 and immediately took to the most premier …