Southern Pacific 8

Southern Pacific 8
No. 8 on display at Carson City, Nevada on February 19, 1975
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number31445
Model10-26 D 217
Build date1907
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-0
 • UIC2′C
Gauge3 ft (914 mm)
Driver dia.44 in (1.118 m)
Loco weight81,000 pounds (37 t)
Fuel typeBunker C fuel oil
Boiler pressure180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size16 in × 20 in (406 mm × 508 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort17,800 lbf (79.18 kN)
Career
Operators
NumbersNCO 8
SP 8
Retired1954
DispositionOn static display

Southern Pacific 8 is a 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" type narrow-gauge steam locomotive, built in 1907 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BlW).

It was originally built for the Nevada–California–Oregon Railway (NCO) as their second No. 8, and was sold to Southern Pacific (SP) in 1929. She spent the rest of its career hauling passengers and freight along Southern Pacific's Keeler Branch. The locomotive, along with sisters 9 and #18 were nicknamed "The Slim Princesses".[1]

In 1954, an GE 50 Ton diesel locomotive was purchased, relegating steam power on the Southern Pacific's narrow-gauge line to backup duty. Locomotive #8 was retired in 1955 after 48 years of service and donated to the State of Nevada. Now owned by the Nevada State Railroad Museum (NSRM), it has been on display at Lillard Park at Sparks, Nevada since 1975 after negotiations of a long-term loan.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge #8". www.nsrm-friends.org. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  2. ^ "Nevada State Railroad Museum". NSRM Friends. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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