BLW-CN4224-1877

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California / Common Carrier / South Pacific Coast Railroad / Locomotives

History

Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1877 for the South Pacific Coast Railroad of California.

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Specifications

Specifications for South Pacific Coast #7, #8.
Baldwin Class 8-18½C-6
Whyte 4-4-0
UIC 2′B n
Gauge 3 ft (914 mm)
Driver Dia. 48 in (1,219 mm)
Loco weight 22.8 short tons (20.7 t)
Fuel Type Wood
Boiler Pressure ?? psi (?? MPa)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder Size 12 in × 18 in (305 mm × 457 mm)

Service

South Pacific Coast

Ordered by the South Pacific Coast Railroad in August 1877. Placed in service February 1878. Transferred to the South Pacific Coast Railway May 1887.

Renumbered 26 on January 28, 1905. Leased to Nevada & California. Pulled the final narrow gauge train out of Mound House on February 18, 1905. Train #14 departed at 7:30 PM.[1] To Ilwaco Railroad and Navigation Co. February 2, 1907.[2]



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  1. Notes on SPC equipment used on the C&C 1900 - 1905 compiled by Dale Darney
  2. MacGregor, Bruce A. South Pacific Coast, Howell North, 1968.