The railroads of the United States were nationalized during World War I, from December, 1917 to March, 1920. As part of this, locomotives built during the period were one of the twelve USRA standard designs, which included the Light Mikado. 4003 was one of 625 built by the USRA; another 641 were built after the USRA era, making it one of the most numerous single locomotive designs of all time. After Frisco received the Mikados, it modified them with boosters on the trailing trucks and raised cab roofs for more headroom.[3]
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4003 was one of three of the class built by ALCO at its Schenectady Locomotive Works in late summer 1919. The balance of the class was built by Lima.[1] It cost $53,619.[3]
The Frisco put it into service hauling freight between Fort Smith, Arkansas and Monett, Missouri, which included a stretch through the Boston Mountains that was relatively steep. Two major sources of carloads were berries, a million quarts shipped in 1941, and zinc, which was smelted in Fort Smith.[3]
Like all the other US railroads, the Frisco actively began converting to diesel power in the late forties. 4003 was retired in early 1952, shortly before the last steam powered train on the Frisco, between Birmingham and Bessemer, Alabama in February. Frisco kept the locomotive until 1954 when it donated it to the City of Fort Smith. The city placed it on display in Kay Rodgers Park where it remained for almost 50 years. Early in this century, the city transferred the locomotive to the Fort Smith Trolley Museum with the provision that the museum pay for the moving. It now sits outside at the museum. While it could probably be restored to operating condition, the museum has no track on which to run it and the restoration cost would be considerable.[3]
^ ab"St. Louis-San Francisco Mikados". SteamLocomotive.com. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
^"Frisco Lines 4002-4032". Mike Condren. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^ abcde"St. Louis San Francisco Railway Steam Locomotive #4003, Fort Smith, Sebastian County". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
^"Complete SL-SF Steam Roster -Brand.xls". Frisco.org. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
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St Louis San Francisco 4003 is a 2 8 2 Mikado type standard gauge steam railway locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company in 1919 as a standard USRA Light Mikado for the Pennsylvania Railroad The PRR for unknown reasons rejected 33 of 38 locomotives in the order The United States Railroad Administration reassigned 23 of them road numbers 4000 4007 and 4017 4031 to the St Louis San Francisco Railway SLSF also known as the Frisco The Frisco also received 10 sisters from the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad road numbers 4008 4016 and 4032 making 33 in all The locomotive is now on display at the Fort Smith Trolley Museum in Fort Smith Arkansas St Louis San Francisco 4003Frisco 4003 in 2008 Type and originReferences 1 2 3 4 Power typeSteamBuilderALCOSerial number60946ModelUSRA Light MikadoBuild dateAugust October 1919SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte2 8 2Gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Leading dia 33 in 838 mm Driver dia 63 in 1 600 mm Trailing dia 44 in 1 118 mm Wheelbase36 9 ft 11 m Width10 0 ft 3 0 m Height15 1 ft 4 6 m Axle load60 100 lb 27 t Adhesive weight228 400 lb 104 t Loco weight305 424 lb 139 t Tender weight189 400 lb 86 t Total weight494 824 lb 224 t Fuel typeCoalWater cap 10 000 US gal 37 854 L Tender cap 18 short tons 16 t Firebox Firegrate area67 sq ft 6 m2 Boiler90 in 2 286 mm Boiler pressure200 psi 1 MPa Heating surface4 714 sq ft 438 m2 Flues3 441 sq ft 320 m2 Tubes and flues3 821 sq ft 355 m2 Firebox380 sq ft 35 m2 Superheater TypeSchmidt Heating area882 sq ft 82 m2 Cylinders2Cylinder size26 in 30 in 660 mm 762 mm Valve gearWalschaertsValve typePistonLoco brakeAirTrain brakesAirPerformance figuresTractive effort54 700 lbf 243 kN Factor of adh 4 17CareerOperatorsFriscoNumber in classLima Locomotive Works 30ALCO 3 4002 4003 4005 Numbers4000 4032Axle load class51Retired1952Preserved1954Current ownerFort Smith Trolley MuseumDispositionOn static display based in Fort Smith ArkansasSt Louis San Francisco Frisco Railway Steam Locomotive 4003U S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of ArkansasShow map of the United StatesLocation100 S 4th St Fort Smith ArkansasCoordinates35 23 7 N 94 25 47 W 35 38528 N 94 42972 W 35 38528 94 42972Arealess than one acreBuilt1919ArchitectAmerican Locomotive CompanyNRHP reference No 04000500 5 Added to NRHPJuly 12 2004 Contents 1 The USRA Designs 2 4003 3 See also 4 ReferencesThe USRA Designs editThe railroads of the United States were nationalized during World War I from December 1917 to March 1920 As part of this locomotives built during the period were one of the twelve USRA standard designs which included the Light Mikado 4003 was one of 625 built by the USRA another 641 were built after the USRA era making it one of the most numerous single locomotive designs of all time After Frisco received the Mikados it modified them with boosters on the trailing trucks and raised cab roofs for more headroom 3 4003 edit4003 was one of three of the class built by ALCO at its Schenectady Locomotive Works in late summer 1919 The balance of the class was built by Lima 1 It cost 53 619 3 The Frisco put it into service hauling freight between Fort Smith Arkansas and Monett Missouri which included a stretch through the Boston Mountains that was relatively steep Two major sources of carloads were berries a million quarts shipped in 1941 and zinc which was smelted in Fort Smith 3 Like all the other US railroads the Frisco actively began converting to diesel power in the late forties 4003 was retired in early 1952 shortly before the last steam powered train on the Frisco between Birmingham and Bessemer Alabama in February Frisco kept the locomotive until 1954 when it donated it to the City of Fort Smith The city placed it on display in Kay Rodgers Park where it remained for almost 50 years Early in this century the city transferred the locomotive to the Fort Smith Trolley Museum with the provision that the museum pay for the moving It now sits outside at the museum While it could probably be restored to operating condition the museum has no track on which to run it and the restoration cost would be considerable 3 The locomotive was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 as St Louis San Francisco Frisco Railway Steam Locomotive 4003 5 See also edit nbsp Frisco 4003 in May of 2019National Register of Historic Places listings in Sebastian County ArkansasReferences edit a b St Louis San Francisco Mikados SteamLocomotive com Retrieved 9 February 2010 Frisco Lines 4002 4032 Mike Condren Retrieved 9 March 2020 a b c d e St Louis San Francisco Railway Steam Locomotive 4003 Fort Smith Sebastian County Arkansas Historic Preservation Program Retrieved 9 February 2010 Complete SL SF Steam Roster Brand xls Frisco org Retrieved 9 February 2010 a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Louis San Francisco Railway 4003 Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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