Southern Pacific 2718

Southern Pacific 2718 is a 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Class C-8 steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1904 for the Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP). It is one of three surviving members of its class, and one of many preserved SP 2-8-0s.

Southern Pacific 2718
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number23890[1]
Build date03/1904[1]
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-0
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.57 in (1,448 mm)[1]
Adhesive weight191,900 lb (87,000 kg)[1]
Loco weight216,700 lb (98,300 kg)[1]
Fuel typeBunker oil
Cylinder size22 in × 30 in
(559 mm × 762 mm)
dia × stroke[1]
Performance figures
Tractive effort45,470 lbf (202,300 N)[1]
Career
OperatorsSouthern Pacific
ClassC-8
Number in class58
Numbers2718
First run1904
Retired1956
Current ownerModoc County, California
DispositionStatic display

2718 spent its entire life working on the Southern Pacific for 52 years until November 1956, when it was retired and donated to Modoc County, California, where it is preserved on static display outdoors in Rachael Dorris Park, near the Modoc County Historical Museum in Alturas.[2][3] While in service for the SP, 2718 was used on the route previously established by the Nevada–California–Oregon Railway (N.C.O.) between Alturas and Reno, Nevada, primarily pulling livestock freight trains, but also including passenger service between 1927 and 1938.[4]

The "Consolidation" class is named for the merger of the Beaver Meadow, Penn Haven & White Haven, and Lehigh & Mahanoy railroads, which became the Lehigh Valley Railroad.[5]

See also

References
  1. Bailey, Douglas C. (2017). "Southern Pacific RR No. 2718". steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  2. Haneckow, Dan (24 April 1994). "Southern Pacific 2-8-0 #2718 at Alturas California. April 24 1994". flickr. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  3. Standlee, Kevin (11 July 2012). "Park Model". flickr. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  4. Skye, Yvonne-Cher. "Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive 2718". National Geographic: Sierra Nevada Geotourism. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  5. "2-8-0 "Consolidation" Locomotives in the USA". SteamLocomotive.com. 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.

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