The GS-2 was a class of streamlined 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) from 1937 to 1958. A total of six were built by the Lima Locomotive Works, numbered 4410 through 4415. GS stands for "Golden State" or "General Service." [3]

The GS-2 locomotives were the Daylight's first streamlined steam engine. They were of the Northern type 4-8-4's and classed Golden State model 2. They were designed by Southern Pacific and built by Lima Locomotive Works in 1936 for the new 12 car Daylight passenger train.

Mainline Modeler July 1995 - Southern Pacific GS-2 History and Plans - by Robert J. Church. Model References: Model Railroader October 1948 page 707-711 - plans for a GS-2 and train.

Southern Pacific No. 4449 is the example of the GS series. The GS Series was built in between 1930 and 1943 by Baldwin Locomotive Works for only the first and the last two classes and Lima Locomotive Works for the rest of the four classes.

F-4 class, SP 3708 with 120-C-2 tender, Eddie Sims Collection. 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.

Southern Pacific 4449, also known as the Daylight, is the only surviving example of Southern Pacific Railroad 's GS-4 class of 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotives and one of only two streamlined GS class locomotives preserved, the other being GS-6 No. 4460 at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Southern Pacific GS-4 is a class of semi-streamlined 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) from 1941 to 1958.

Ten GS-1 were delivered directly to the Southern Pacific and four to the Texas & Louisiana Lines. In 1937 six GS-2s were delivered from Lima. They were almost identical to the GS-1, but had colorful streamlined fairing, making them about 6,000 pounds heavier.

Feb 5, 2025 · Southern Pacific's famous GS-2 was introduced in 1937 specifically for the glamorous new "Daylight" passenger train that ran between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The engine had to be able to pull a 12-car, 626-ton train at …

To capture the charisma of the original, Lionel has modeled the GS-2 after the very first streamlined steamer ever, number 4410! True to its real life counterpart, this sleek, streamlined steam locomotive would shuttle passengers daily between Los Angeles and San Francisco in …