Difference between revisions of "BLW-CN3970-1876"

From PacificNG
(Created page with "==History== Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1876 for the South Pacific Coast Railroad of California. <span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span> File:BLW-CN3970-1...")
 
m
 
(4 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California|California]] / [[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California#Common Carrier|Common Carrier]] / [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]] / [[South Pacific Coast Railroad Locomotive Roster|Locomotives]]
==History==
==History==
Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1876 for the [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]] of California.
Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1876 for the [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]] of California.
<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>
<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>
[[File:BLW-CN3970-1876.jpg|550px|left|thumb|South Pacific Coast locomotive #2 on Webster Street at 11th Street, Oakland, CA, circa 1881.]]
[[File:BLW-CN3970-1876.jpg|550px|left|thumb|South Pacific Coast locomotive #2 on Webster Street at 11th Street, Oakland, CA, circa 1883.]]
[[File:Davidf-Fletcher Eureka and Palisade Eureka Drawing.jpg|400px|center|thumb|When it was built South Pacific Coast #3 was delivered in the standard Baldwin paint scheme of the era called Style 1.]]
[[File:Davidf-Fletcher Eureka and Palisade Eureka Drawing.jpg|400px|center|thumb|When it was built South Pacific Coast #2 was delivered in the standard Baldwin paint scheme of the era called Style 1.]]




Line 10: Line 11:


{|
{|
|Baldwin Class
|[[Baldwin_Locomotive_Works| Baldwin Class]]
|8-18C 30, Drawing 4.
|8-18C 30, Drawing 4.
|-
|-
Line 16: Line 17:
|[[4-4-0]]
|[[4-4-0]]
|-
|-
|UIC
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UIC_classification_of_locomotive_axle_arrangements UIC]
|2′B n2
|2′B n2
|-
|-
Line 29: Line 30:
|-
|-
|Fuel Type
|Fuel Type
|Wood
|Wood, converted to coal October 1880
|-
|-
|Boiler Pressure
|Boiler Pressure
Line 38: Line 39:
|-
|-
|Cylinder Size
|Cylinder Size
|12 in × 16 in (300 mm × 410 mm)
|12 in × 16 in (305 mm × 410 mm)
|-
|-
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 20:00, 30 July 2021

California / Common Carrier / South Pacific Coast Railroad / Locomotives

History

Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1876 for the South Pacific Coast Railroad of California.

South Pacific Coast locomotive #2 on Webster Street at 11th Street, Oakland, CA, circa 1883.
When it was built South Pacific Coast #2 was delivered in the standard Baldwin paint scheme of the era called Style 1.


Specifications

Specifications for South Pacific Coast #2
Baldwin Class 8-18C 30, Drawing 4.
Whyte 4-4-0
UIC 2′B n2
Gauge 3 ft (914 mm)
Driver Dia. 42 in (1,067 mm)
Loco weight 22 short tons (20.0 t)
Fuel Type Wood, converted to coal October 1880
Boiler Pressure 120 psi (0.83 MPa)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder Size 12 in × 16 in (305 mm × 410 mm)





Service

South Pacific Coast

Ordered by the South Pacific Coast Railroad in June 1876. Converted to a coal burner October 1880. Transferred to the South Pacific Coast Railway May 1887. Wrecked October 27, 1902, Scrapped November 2, 1902.