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Encyclopedia > El Gobernador
El Gobernador
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Power type Steam
Builder Central Pacific's Sacramento shops
Serial number 21
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Build date February 1883
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Configuration 4-10-0
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Gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm)
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Driver size 57 in diameter
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Weight on drivers 128,000 lbs, 121,600 rebuilt
Total weight 146,000 lbs, 154,400 rebuilt
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Boiler pressure 140 psi
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Cylinders {{{cylindercount}}}
Cylinder size 21 in dia × 36 in stroke
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Tractive effort 33,150 lbs
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Career Central Pacific
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Number 237, renum. 2050 in 1891
Official name El Gobernador
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Delivered {{{deliverydate}}}
First run March 1884
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Scrapped July 15, 1894
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El Gobernador was a 4-10-0 steam locomotive built by Central Pacific Railroad at the railroad's Sacramento, California, shops. It was the last of Central Pacific's locomotives to receive an official name and it was the only locomotive of this wheel arrangement to operate on United States rails. At the time it was built, El Gobernador was the largest railroad locomotive in the world. Its name is reminiscent of the railroad's first locomotive, Gov. Stanford, as El Gobernador is Spanish for The Governor. Nickname: City of Trees Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ... Look up February in Wiktionary, the free dictionary February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A selection of early 20th century locomotive types according to their Whyte notation and their comparative size The Whyte notation for classifying steam locomotives by wheel arrangement was devised by Frederick Methvan Whyte and came into use in the early 20th century. ... Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 4-10-0 locomotive has four leading wheels followed by ten driving wheels, with no trailing wheels. ... The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive (or unit) wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. ... The UIC classification is a comprehensive system for describing the wheel arrangements of locomotives. ... Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails which make up a railway track. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... On a steam locomotive, a leading wheel or leading axle is an unpowered wheel or axle located in front of the driving wheels. ... On a steam locomotive, a driving wheel is a powered wheel which is driven by the locomotives pistons (or turbine, in the case of a steam turbine locomotive). ... The trailing wheels (boxed) on a 4-6-2 locomotive. ... A locomotive frame is the structure that forms the backbone of the railway locomotive, giving it strength and supporting the superstructure elements such as a cab, boiler or bodywork. ... For the philosophical/theological concept of a prime mover (that is, a self-created being that is the ultimate cause or mover of all things), see cosmological argument. ... A Feedwater heater is a power plant component used to pre-heat water delivered to the boiler. ... A piston and cylinder from a steam engine A cylinder in an internal combustion engine is the space within which a piston travels. ... Tractive effort is the pulling force exerted, normally by a locomotive, though the term could also be used for anything else that hauls a load. ... In railroad engineering, the factor of adhesion of a locomotive is the weight on the driving wheels divided by the starting tractive effort. ... External link Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum Categories: Corporation stubs | Historical stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | California railroads | Nevada railroads | Utah railroads | Historic civil engineering landmarks ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 4-10-0 locomotive has four leading wheels followed by ten driving wheels, with no trailing wheels. ... Great Western Railway No. ... External link Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum Categories: Corporation stubs | Historical stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | California railroads | Nevada railroads | Utah railroads | Historic civil engineering landmarks ... Nickname: City of Trees Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ...

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Construction and operation

El Gobernador's construction was completed in February 1883, amid much fanfare from the railroad, but it didn't enter service until March 1884, just over a year later. Part of the delay between construction and operation was due to the railroad's track and infrastructure of the time. It was originally designed to haul trains out of California's San Joaquin Valley via Tehachapi Loop. The locomotive was disassembled into five large subassemblies for transportation to the pass because it was thought to be too heavy for the various bridges along the route to the pass. Look up February in Wiktionary, the free dictionary February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... The eight-county San Joaquin Valley is the part of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton. ... An eastbound Santa Fe train passes over itself on the loop in April 1987. ...


Operationally, the locomotive didn't fare as well as was hoped due to its large cylinder size and small fire grate area. Central Pacific attempted to remedy the problems in an 1885 rebuild which increased the locomotive's weight to 154,400 lbs, with 121,600 lbs on the drivers. In the railroad's 1891 renumbering plan, El Gobernador received road number 2050. The rebuild wasn't as successful as the railroad hoped and the locomotive was scrapped on July 15, 1894. 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...


References

  • [[|Diebert, Timothy S. and Strapac, Joseph A., ]],  () ( 1987). ""  [ Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium], , , , : Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5..
  • Southern Pacific Railway Shops. Retrieved January 21, 2006.

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For further reading

  • [[|, ]],  () (April 1954). [ C.P.R.R. El Gobernador 4-10-0]. Railroad Model Craftsman  (): p 64. .
  • [[|, ]],  () (August 1942). [ World's biggest (in 1883)]. Trains Magazine  (): p 18. .

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