Southern Pacific Railroad locomotives

C. P. Huntington is a 4-2-4T steam locomotive currently on static display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California. It is the first locomotive purchased by the Southern Pacific Railroad, carrying that railroad's number 1. The locomotive is named in honor of Collis P. Huntington, the third president of the Southern Pacific Company (parent company of Southern Pacific Railroad). ...more on Wikipedia about "C. P. Huntington"

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 was also 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. ...more on Wikipedia about "El Gobernador"

Gov. Stanford is a 4-4-0 steam locomotive originally built in 1862 by Norris Locomotive Works. It entered service on November 9 1863 and it was used in the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad in North America by Central Pacific Railroad bearing road number 1. It was Central Pacific's first locomotive and it is named in honor of Leland Stanford. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gov. Stanford"

The GS-1 is a 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive that served the Southern Pacific Railroad from 1930 to 1956. They were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works and were numbered 4400 through 4409. GS stands for "Golden State" or "General Service." They had 73.5 inch driving wheels, boiler pressure of 250 psi, and could deliver 62,200 pounds of effort. ...more on Wikipedia about "GS-1"

The GS-2 is a streamlined 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive that served the Southern Pacific Railroad from 1937 to 1956. They were built by Lima Locomotive Works and were numbered 4410 through 4415. GS stands for "Golden State" or "General Service." They had 73.5 inch driving wheels, boiler pressure of 250 psi, and could deliver 62,200 pounds of effort, even more if the added booster engine was used. ...more on Wikipedia about "GS-2"

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 4416 through 4429. GS stands for "Golden State" or "General Service." They had 80 inch driving wheels, boiler pressure of 280 psi, and could deliver 62,800 pounds of effort, even more if the added booster engine was used. ...more on Wikipedia about "GS-3"

The GS-4 is a streamlined 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive that served the Southern Pacific Railroad from 1941 to 1958. They were built by the Lima Locomotive Works and were numbered 4430 through 4457. GS stands for "Golden State" or "General Service." They had 80 inch driving wheels, boiler pressure of 300 psi, and could deliver 64,800 pounds of effort, even more if the added booster engine was used. ...more on Wikipedia about "GS-4"

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The GS-5 is a streamlined 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive that served the Southern Pacific Railroad from 1942 to 1958. Only two locomotives were built by the Lima Locomotive Works and were numbered 4458 and 4459. GS stands for "Golden State" or "General Service." They had 80 inch driving wheels, boiler pressure of 300 psi, and could deliver 64,800 pounds of effort, even more if the added booster engine was used. The two GS-5s were equipped with roller bearings, which gave the engine a much smoother ride and added extra weight to the engine. This is the only difference between GS-4s and GS-5s. ...more on Wikipedia about "GS-5"

The GS-6 is a semi-streamlined 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive that served the Southern Pacific Railroad from 1943 to 1958 and the Western Pacific Railroad from 1943 to 1953. They were built during World War II for the Southern Pacific Railroad by the Lima Locomotive Works and were numbered 4460 through 4469 for Southern Pacific and 481 through 485 for Western Pacific. Western Pacific received four of Southern Pacific's order of fourteen locomotives by the U.S. Government to assist in moving wartime traffic. GS stands for "Golden State" or "General Service." They had 73.5 inch driving wheels, boiler pressure of 260 psi, and could deliver 64,600 pounds of effort, even more if the added booster engine was used. Like the GS-5, it was equipped with roller bearings, giving the GS-6 a smoother ride and extra weight. Their smaller size compared to the GS-4 and GS-5 and the fact that they were built during WWII earned them the nicknames of "War Babies" and "Baby Daylights." ...more on Wikipedia about "GS-6"

Southern Pacific 4294 was the last steam locomotive ordered new by Southern Pacific Railroad (SP). It was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in March 1944, and was used hauling SP's trains over the Sierra Nevada Mountains, often working on Donner Pass in California. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Pacific 4294"

Southern Pacific 4449 is the only surviving GS-4 steam locomotive. The GS-4 is a streamlined 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive. The locomotive was built by Lima Locomotive Works for Southern Pacific Railroad in May 1941 and received the red-and-orange "Daylight" paint sceme for the passenger trains of the same name. The Daylights were once called "The most beautiful trains in the world." ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Pacific 4449"

Southern Pacific 4460 is the only surviving GS-6 Class steam locomotive. The GS-6 is a semi-streamlined 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive. The locomotive was built by the Lima Locomotive Works for the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1943. The GS-6 lacked side skirting and red and orange "Daylight" paint found on previous locomotives of the same class, and were painted black and silver instead. This was becuase the govorment controlled locomotive manufacturers durring World War II and had turned down Southern Pacific's order of fourteen new Daylight locomotives. Southern Pacific re-designed the engine and finaly it was approved, but the govornment took four of them and gave them to the Western Pacific Railroad. Their smaller size when compared to previous GS class locomotives and the fact that they were built during WWII earned them the nicknames of "War Babies" and "Baby Daylights." ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Pacific 4460"

Southern Pacific Railroad's AC-1 class of cab forward steam locomotives consisted of locomotives rebuilt from MC-1 and MC-2 class locomotives that were originally built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1909. The MC-2 class was the first class of locomotives built and delivered to SP as cab forward locomotives. The AC-1 class was the first of the successful AC series of cab forward locomotives that numbered nearly 200 in total on the SP. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Pacific class AC-1"

Southern Pacific Railroad's AC-10 class was the largest class of cab forward steam locomotives produced for the railroad. The design of this and the previous AC classes proved so successful for SP that the railroad began placing orders for the AC-10's successors, AC-11s, while Baldwin Locomotive Works was still busy building and delivering the AC-10s. Mechanically, the AC-10s were exceptionally similar to their immediate predecessors, the AC-8s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Pacific class AC-10"

Southern Pacific Railroad's AC-11 class of cab forward steam locomotives was the seventh class of 4-8-8-2 locomotives ordered by Southern Pacific (SP) from Baldwin Locomotive Works; SP was so pleased with the AC-10 class built a year earlier that the railroad began placing orders for AC-11s while the AC-10s were still being built and delivered. They were built between November 1942 and April 1943, closely resembling the AC-10s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Pacific class AC-11"

Southern Pacific Railroad's AC-12 class of cab forward steam locomotives was the last class of steam locomotives ordered by Southern Pacific. They were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works during World War II, with the first, number 4275, entering service on October 27 1943, and the last, 4294, on March 19 1944. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Pacific class AC-12"

Southern Pacific Railroad's AC-2 class of steam locomotives was the second in the AC series of cab forward locomotives built for Southern Pacific (SP). This class consisted of locomotives that were rebuilt from Baldwin-built SP MC-4 class locomotives by 1930. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Pacific class AC-2"

Southern Pacific Railroad's AC-3 class of steam locomotive was the last cab forward design based on the 2-8-8-2 wheel arrangement. All 20 locomotives in this class were rebuilds from MC-6 class locomotives originally built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1912 and 1913. The rebuilds all took place in the late 1920s at Southern Pacific's Sacramento shops. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Pacific class AC-3"

Southern Pacific Railroad's AC-4 class of steam locomotives was the first class of cab forward locomotives built with the 4-8-8-2 wheel arrangement. They were designed as an improvement upon the railroad's existing MC class 2-8-8-2 locomotives having a larger firebox. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Pacific class AC-4"

Southern Pacific Railroad's AC-5 class of steam locomotives was the railroad's second class of 4-8-8-2 cab forward locomotives. They were built between July and September 1929 and placed in service soon after construction. The AC-5 class was only slightly larger than the AC-4 class. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Pacific class AC-5"

Southern Pacific Railroad's AC-6 class of steam locomotives was the third of the railroad's classes built with a 4-8-8-2 wheel arrangement. Like the earlier AC-4 and AC-5 classes, the AC-6 class were cab forward locomotives. The AC-6 was slightly larger than the previous classes with a higher boiler pressure and tractive effort rating. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Pacific class AC-6"

Southern Pacific Railroad's AC-7 class of cab forward steam locomotives was the fourth class of the 4-8-8-2 locomotives purchased by Southern Pacific (SP). The locomotives were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works and shared many of the same characteristics of previous AC class locomotives. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Pacific class AC-7"

Southern Pacific Railroad's AC-8 class of cab forward steam locomotives was the fifth of SP's 4-8-8-2 classes. They were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1939. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Pacific class AC-8"

Southern Pacific Railroad's MC-1 class of steam locomotive consisted of two locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in April 1909. They are the first two locomotives converted by Southern Pacific (SP) to run as cab forward locomotives. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Pacific class MC-1"

Southern Pacific Railroad's MC-2 class of steam locomotives was the first class to be ordered by and built for Southern Pacific (SP) as cab forward locomotives. They were built in 1909 following the design of SP's MC-1 class built earlier that year. The success of this locomotive model led to the design and introduction of the AC class of 4-8-8-2 cab forward locomotives in the 1930s and 1940s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Pacific class MC-2"

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