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[]
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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:
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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] | ![]() |
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[]
- ^ Lustig, David (February 16, 2022). "News photos: Nevada museum picks up former Fillmore & Western equipment". Trains. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Former SP "Snowflake"". Railfan & Railroad. Carstens Publications. 7: 30. 1988 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Collections: Southern Pacific". Orange Empire Railway Museum. 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Southern Pacific's Final Peninsula Commute Fleet Roster". Southern Pacific. 1980. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Train Equipment". Xanterra/Grand Canyon Railway. 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Southern Pacific Coaches Nos. 2097, 2143 & 2156". Golden Gate Railroad Museum. 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Collection". Niles Canyon Railway. 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Historic Rolling Stock". Railtown 1897 State Historic Park. 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Mainline Railroad Cars". Western Railway Museum. 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Our Collection: Logging & Other Railroad Rolling Stock". Timber Heritage Association. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Southern Pacific". Orange Empire Railway Museum. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "American Rail Excursions GOLDEN SHORE". American Rail Excursions. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Grand Canyon Railway Train Equipment". Grand Canyon Railway. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Mid America Railcar Leasing Coaches". Mid America Railcar Leasing. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Combs, John (21 May 2016). "Princess Rail Cars". Alaska Rails. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ Moore, Jody (2005). "Princess Tours 2005 car refitting, part 1". TrainWeb. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Arizona Railway Museum Equipment Roster". Arizona Railway Museum. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Union Depot Railway Museum". Mendota Museum and Historical Society. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "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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