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SP 4-8-4 #4424 - Southern Pacific "The Daylight" |
| Description: |
Fairly nice original action photo from the A. Parsons' collection of the 1937 Lima built 4-8-4 steam locomotive in action in Los Angeles. Note on the back states "Painted red & orange". lSpecs - class GS-3, 80" drivers, impressive 280 psi boiler pressure, 26x32" cylinders, engine weight of 267,300 lb, tractive effort of 64,355 lb. The loco was retired and scrapped sometime in the late 1950's. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1938 Upload Date: 7/9/2017 12:11:15 PM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 4424(4-8-4) |
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921 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP 4-8-0 #2913 "Mastodon" - Southern Pacific |
| Description: |
This fair b&w photo taken by Guy Luther Dunscomb caught the 1895 Schenectady built 4-8-0 "Mastodon" type steam loco sitting in a storage line. #2913 was the last to be scrapped from the class when it went to the torches in January of 1951, at 55 very productive years with SP.The location was not specified. Specs - class GA/TW, 54" drivers, 180 psi boiler pressure, 22x26" cylinders, engine weight of 175,000 lb, tractive effort of 35,655 lb. Although no location was given on the photo, it probably was Sacramento. |
| Photo Date: |
1/21/1934 Upload Date: 7/9/2017 12:43:27 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, CA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
SP 2913(4-8-0) |
| Views: |
554 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 4-8-0 #2935 "Mastodon" - Southern Pacific |
| Description: |
This 4-8-0 "Mastodon" (Twelve-Wheeler) type steam locomotive was built by the SP's own Sacramento Shops in 1892. Specs -TW-3 class, 50" drivers, 170 psi boiler pressure, 20x26" cylinders The exact day in 1937 is not known. The photo is from the A. Parsons collection. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1937 Upload Date: 7/9/2017 12:43:33 PM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
SP 2935(4-8-0) |
| Views: |
611 Comments: 2 |
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