List of preserved Southern Pacific Railroad rolling stock

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A large quantity of rolling stock formerly owned and operated by Southern Pacific Railroad has been preserved in museums and on tourist railroads across North America.

Preserved steam locomotives[]

The smokebox and pilot of 4449 at Railfair '91 in Sacramento, California.
SP 745 in New Orleans, Louisiana
Number/name Class Wheel arrangement
(Whyte notation)		 Disposition and Location
CP 1
Gov. Stanford 		4-4-0 Static display, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
ST&E 1 4-4-0 Static display, Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, California
UP 737
SA&AP 60
Texas II 		4-4-0 Stored, Gulf and Ohio Railways, Knoxville, Tennessee
EP&SW 1 4-4-0 Static display, El Paso, Texas
T&NO S-13 0-6-0 Ogden, Utah
1
C. P. Huntington 		4-2-4T Static display, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
8 4-6-0 Narrow gauge locomotive; Sparks, Nevada
9 4-6-0 Narrow gauge locomotive; Laws, California
18 4-6-0 Narrow gauge locomotive; operational; Independence, California
CP 60
Jupiter (replica) 		4-4-0 Original scrapped, replica is operational, Golden Spike National Historic Site, Promontory, Utah
CP 63
"Leviathan" (replica) 		4-4-0 Original scrapped, replica is operational, later relettered as Pennsylvania Railroad No. 331, owned by Stone Gable Estates, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, California
CP 233 2-6-2T Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
745 Mk-5 2-8-2 Operational, Louisiana Stream Train Association, Jefferson, Louisiana
771 Mk-5 2-8-2 Static display, Grapevine Vintage Railroad, Grapevine, Texas
786 Mk-5 2-8-2 Undergoing restoration, Austin Steam Train Association, Austin, Texas
794 Mk-5 2-8-2 Static display, Sunset Station, San Antonio, Texas
975 F-1 2-10-2 Static display, Illinois Railway Museum, Union, Illinois
F-1 2-10-2 Static display; Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas. Not to be confused with the Minute Maid Park ornamental train.
1215 S-10 0-6-0 Static display, History Park at Kelley Park, San Jose, CA, owned by the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation.
S-10 0-6-0 Deming, New Mexico
S-11 0-6-0 Sierra Northern Railway, Oakdale, California
S-11 0-6-0 Roseburg, Oregon
S-10 0-6-0 Woodland, California
1237 S-10 0-6-0 Static display, Salinas, California
S-10 0-6-0 Fresno, California
S-12 0-6-0 Stored, dismantled, awaiting funds for restoration, Virginia City, Nevada
S-12 0-6-0 Martinez, California
S-12 0-6-0 Stored, unserviceable, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California
S-12 0-6-0 Static display, Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, California
S-14 0-6-0 Monterey, California
1293 S-14 0-6-0 Tracy, California
S-10 0-6-0 Santa Cruz, California
M-4 2-6-0 Saugus, California
1673 M-4 2-6-0 Static display, Southern Arizona Transportation Museum (Southern Pacific Depot), Tucson, Arizona
M-6 2-6-0 Static display, in Dunsmuir, California at the Dunsmuir City Park and Botanical Gardens
1744 M-6 2-6-0 The Pacific Locomotive Association purchased and began the restoration to bring No. 1744 back to life on the Niles Canyon Railway.
M-6 2-6-0 Lomita Railroad Museum, Lomita, California
M-8 2-6-0 Undergoing restoration, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
M-8 2-6-0 Static display, Veterans Memorial Park, Globe, Arizona
M-6 2-6-0 Woodburn, Oregon
T-16 4-6-0 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
T-1 4-6-0 Grapevine Vintage Railroad, Grapevine, Texas
T-1 4-6-0 Static display, downtown Roseville, California
2353 T-31 4-6-0 Static display, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, Campo, California
2355 T-31 4-6-0 Static display, Pioneer Park, Mesa, Arizona
2467 P-8 4-6-2 Operational, but on static display, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento California
2472 P-8 4-6-2 Operational, Niles Canyon Railway from 2008-2015, originally at Sunol, California, now at Schellville, California
2479 P-10 4-6-2 Undergoing restoration by the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, California
C-9 2-8-0 Static display, , Yuma, Arizona
C-9 2-8-0 Static display, Arizona Railway Museum, Chandler, Arizona
2579 C-9 2-8-0 Klamath Falls, Oregon Veterans Memorial Park
2706 C-8 2-8-0 Privately owned, Oakdale, California
2718 C-8 2-8-0 Alturas, California
C-8 2-8-0 Static display, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, Campo, California
C-9 2-8-0 , Loma Linda, California
C-10 2-8-0 Orland, California
TW-1 4-8-0 Bakersfield, California
A-3 4-4-2 Static display, Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, California
C-19 2-8-0 Stored at Phelps Dodge copper refinery, El Paso, Texas. Last run 1986. Needs boiler work to be FRA legal for running. Owned by El Paso Historic Board.
4294 AC-12 4-8-8-2 Static display, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
4449 GS-4 4-8-4 Operational, Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Portland, Oregon
4460 GS-6 4-8-4 Static display, Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, Missouri
5021 SP-2 4-10-2 Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, Pomona, California

Preserved diesel locomotives[]

SP 1518 at IRM, July 2005.
Number Builder Model Disposition and Location
EMD SW1 Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California.
EMD SW1 Operational, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California
ALCO S-6 Operational, Virginia and Truckee Railroad, Nevada[1]
EMD TR6A (SW8) Operational, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California
ALCO S-6 Undergoing restoration, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California
EMD NW2 Operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California
ALCO S-4 Operational, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California
(Ex-US Army 1874) FM H-12-44 Operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California.
1518 EMD SD7 Operational, Illinois Railway Museum, Union, Illinois
Baldwin S-12 Stored, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California
EMD GP9 Operational, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California
ALCO RSD-12 Stored, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California
ALCO RSD-12 Operational, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California
3100 GE U25B Operational, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California[2][3][4]
EMD GP9 Stored, operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California
EMD GP9 Undergoing operational restoration, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Campo, California
EMD GP9 Static display, Utah State Railroad Museum, Ogden, Utah
EMD GP9 Operational, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Campo, California
EMD SD9 Owned by Western Rail Inc, Airway Heights, Washington (from Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California)
EMD SD9 Operational, Nevada Northern Railway, Ely, Nevada
4451 EMD SD9 Stored, Schellville, California
GE 70-ton Stored, serviceable, Oregon Pacific Railroad, Milwaukie, Oregon
GE 70-ton Operational, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Campo, California
Baldwin DRS-6-6-1500 Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
Baldwin AS-616 Static display, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California
Baldwin AS-616 Static display, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California
EMD SD9 Operational, Albany and Eastern railroad, Lebanon, Oregon
EMD SD9 Operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California
5623 EMD GP9 Operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California
6051 EMD E9 Operational, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
EMD F7A Static display but serviceable, Galveston Railroad Museum, Galveston, Texas
EMD F7A Stored, serviceable, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California
EMD F7A Static display but serviceable, Galveston Railroad Museum, Galveston, Texas
EMD F7A Stored serviceable, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California
EMD F7A Stored, operational, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
EMD SD45T-2 Stored, operational, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
EMD GP20 Operational, Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, Blue Ridge, Georgia
EMD SD45R Static display, Utah State Railroad Museum, Ogden, Utah
ALCO RS-32 Static display, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Campo, California
GE B30-7 Stored, Creede, Colorado
9010 Krauss-Maffei ML-4000 Undergoing restoration to operation, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California

Preserved passenger cars[]

Number/Name Builder Type Disposition
Pullman business car Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca.
Pullman business car/observation car Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
Pullman business car/observation car Undergoing restoration; Elmendorf Heritage and Railroad Museum, Elmendorf, Texas.
Pullman business car/observation car In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
Pullman-Standard instruction car Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca.
Budd diner Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca.
Budd lounge Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca.
Pullman business car/coach In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
baggage-coach Static display; Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California
Pullman "Harriman" coach In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
Pullman all day lunch car In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
Pullman suburban coach Of the 75 built for service on the Peninsula Commute, 27 were operable in 1980 and 10 were considered suitable for parts only.[5] After leaving commute service in 1985, most are now in service or in storage at various railroad museums/tourist lines, including:
Pullman suburban coach Undergoing restoration; Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Tillamook, Oregon
Pullman coach Stored, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
Pullman coach Available for lease as GOLDEN SHORE from [13]
Budd coach In use as 2095 ANASAZI at Grand Canyon Railway[14]
Budd coach Available for lease as GOLDEN SAND from Mid America Railcar Leasing[15]
Pullman articulated coach Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
Pullman lounge car Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca
Pullman-Standard Club/Lounge w/barbershop In service; private owner; Los Angeles, California
Pullman-Standard Chair/Baggage Combine Stored, private owner; Beaverton, Oregon
, , , , , Pullman-Standard Gallery Sold to Transcisco Tours in 1985 and operated on that line; later sold to BNSF and in service as business cars #40 Fox River (ex-SP 3703), #41 Flathead River (ex-SP 3701), #44 Colorado River (ex-SP 3708), and #45 Powder River (ex-SP 3707). Two were rebuilt from business cars to track geometry cars: #80 (renumbered from #43) Rio Grande River (ex-SP 3700) and #87 (renumbered from #42) Skagit River (ex-SP 3702).
, , , Pullman-Standard Gallery Converted to "Ultra Dome" cars and in service with Princess Tours.[16][17]
St. Louis Car Company postal storage Former SP horse car 7241 located at Arizona Railway Museum[18]
Pullman baggage/RPO car Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
Standard Steel Car baggage/RPO car Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
Pullman baggage car Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
Pullman dining car Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
Pullman triple articulated diner car Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
Pullman Standard hamburger grill Located at [19]

Preserved freight cars[]

Number Builder Type Disposition
Narrow gauge boxcar Static display; Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California
Narrow gauge stock car Static display; Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California
boxcar Storage; Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS, unknown location within Oregon
boxcar Display; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA

Preserved cabooses[]

Number Builder Type Disposition Image
Display; C30-6 type; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA
1889 Bay Window Caboose Restoration completed 9/16/16, static display at SLORRM, San Luis Obispo, CA
Operational; C50-9 type; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA
4727, 4736 Caboose Renumbered to JPBX 598, 599 and in annual Holiday Train service for Caltrain[20] Cabooses on the loose, San Francisco yard (42004553005).jpg

Preserved maintenance of way equipment[]

Number Builder Type Disposition
Operational; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA
Snow Flanger Static display; Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS, Antique Powerland, Brooks, Oregon

Formerly preserved, scrapped[]

Number Builder Model Last Location Scrapped
Baldwin DRS-6-6-1500 Tigard, Oregon Fall 2009
4450 EMD SD9 Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California August 2013

Notes[]

  1. ^ Lustig, David (February 16, 2022). "News photos: Nevada museum picks up former Fillmore & Western equipment". Trains. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Former SP "Snowflake"". Railfan & Railroad. Carstens Publications. 7: 30. 1988 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Collections: Southern Pacific". Orange Empire Railway Museum. 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Solomon, Biran (2014). GE and EMD Locomotives: The Illustrated History. Minneapolis, MN: Voyageur Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-7603-4612-9 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Southern Pacific's Final Peninsula Commute Fleet Roster". Southern Pacific. 1980. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Train Equipment". Xanterra/Grand Canyon Railway. 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Southern Pacific Coaches Nos. 2097, 2143 & 2156". Golden Gate Railroad Museum. 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Collection". Niles Canyon Railway. 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Historic Rolling Stock". Railtown 1897 State Historic Park. 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Mainline Railroad Cars". Western Railway Museum. 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Our Collection: Logging & Other Railroad Rolling Stock". Timber Heritage Association. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Southern Pacific". Orange Empire Railway Museum. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  13. ^ "American Rail Excursions GOLDEN SHORE". American Rail Excursions. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Grand Canyon Railway Train Equipment". Grand Canyon Railway. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Mid America Railcar Leasing Coaches". Mid America Railcar Leasing. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  16. ^ Combs, John (21 May 2016). "Princess Rail Cars". Alaska Rails. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  17. ^ Moore, Jody (2005). "Princess Tours 2005 car refitting, part 1". TrainWeb. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  18. ^ "Arizona Railway Museum Equipment Roster". Arizona Railway Museum. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Union Depot Railway Museum". Mendota Museum and Historical Society. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  20. ^ "Southern Pacific Rolling Stock Photographic Roster, 4700–4799". RR Picture Archives. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

References[]

  • Diebert, Timothy S. & Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium. Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5.
  • Schreyer, George (1999). "The Southern Pacific Narrow gauge". Retrieved April 3, 2006.
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