Southern Pacific class GS-1
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The GS-1 was a class of 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive that served revenue service on the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) and its Texas subsidiary the Texas and New Orleans Railroad (T&NO) from 1930 to 1956. They were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works and were numbered 4400 through 4409.
They were assigned to various passenger trains throughout the SP system, and ended their careers on the San Jose-San Francisco commutes.
Fleet details[]
Number | Date built | Serial number | Date entered service | Date scrapped | Notes |
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4400 | May 1930 | 61410 | August 23, 1930 | March 23, 1954 | Loaned to T&NO as No. 708 from 1943 to 1952.[1] Returned to the SP as No. 4470 in March 1953 and renumbered again as No. 4400 in July of that year.[1] |
4401 | June 1930 | 61411 | August 25, 1930 | June 8, 1955 | Used for evaluation of various burner arrangements and different usage grades of oil in Sacramento, California in September 1946 until late 1951.[1] |
4402 | June 1930 | 61412 | August 26, 1930 | April 24, 1959 | Rebuilt in February 1932, after involving in a boiler explosion at Richvale, California on December 25, 1931.[1] |
4403 | June 1930 | 61413 | August 27, 1930 | August 15, 1955 | Loaned to T&NO as No. 709 in 1943.[1] Returned to the SP as No. 4471 in 1952 and renumbered again in July 1953 as No. 4403.[1] |
4404 | June 1930 | 61414 | August 27, 1930 | ? | Sold to T&NO as No. 710 in 1943.[1] |
4405 | June 1930 | 61415 | August 28, 1930 | May 27, 1957 | Vacuum brakes added in February 1957.[1] |
4406 | July 1930 | 61430 | September 18, 1930 | ? | Sold to T&NO as No. 704 in March 1941.[1] |
4407 | July 1930 | 61431 | September 22, 1930 | June 1, 1955 | Loaned to T&NO as No. 705 from 1941 to 1952.[1] Returned to the SP on April 20, 1953.[1] |
4408 | July 1930 | 61432 | September 24, 1930 | August 15, 1955 | Loaned to T&NO as No. 706 from 1941 to 1953.[1] Returned to the SP on April 20, 1953.[1] Used as an official portrait of this locomotive class.[1] |
4409 | July 1930 | 61433 | October 9, 1930 | September 6, 1955 | Loaned to T&NO as No. 707 from 1941 to 1952.[1] Returned to the SP on June 11, 1953.[1] |
4470 | May 1930 | 61390 | August 12, 1930 | May 31, 1956 | Originally No. 700 from T&NO in December 1952 as SP's second No. 4403 replacement in March 1953.[1] Renumbered again as SP's second No. 4470 in July of that year.[1] |
4471 | May 1930 | 61391 | August 13, 1930 | January 20, 1956 | Originally No. 701 from T&NO in January 1953 as SP's second No. 4471 in July of that year.[1] |
4472 | June 1930 | 61408 | August 8, 1930 | July 9, 1956 | Originally No. 702 from T&NO in January 1953 as SP's second No. 4404 in April of that year.[1] Renumbered again as No. 4472 three months later.[1] |
4473 | June 1930 | 61409 | August 7, 1930 | February 15, 1955 | Originally No. 703 from T&NO in January 1953 as SP's No. 4406 replacement in April of that year.[1] Renumbered again as No. 4473 three months later.[1] |
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Diebert, Timothy S.; Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium (1st ed.). Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5.
Further reading[]
- Church, Robert J. (2004). Southern Pacific Daylight Locomotives (1st ed.). Signature Press. ISBN 1-930013-11-6.
Categories:
- Southern Pacific Railroad locomotives
- 4-8-4 locomotives
- Baldwin locomotives
- Passenger locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1930
- Steam locomotives of the United States
- Scrapped locomotives
- Standard gauge locomotives of the United States
- Steam locomotive stubs
- United States train and rolling stock stubs