List of preserved Southern Pacific Railroad rolling stock explained

A large quantity of rolling stock formerly owned and operated by Southern Pacific Railroad have been preserved in museums, on tourist railroads, and various other locations all across North America.

Preserved steam locomotives

PhotographNumber/name Build date BuilderClass Wheel arrangement
(Whyte notation)
Disposition and LocationRefs.
CP 1
Gov. Stanford
4-4-0Static display, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California[1] [2] [3]
ST&E 14-4-0Static display, Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, California[4]
UP 737/SP 2164-4-0On static display as Southern Pacific #216
SA&AP 60
Texas II
4-4-0Stored, Gulf and Ohio Railways, Knoxville, Tennessee
EP&SW 14-4-0Static display, El Paso, Texas
T&NO 146S-130-6-0Ogden, Utah
1
C. P. Huntington
4-2-4TStatic display, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
84-6-0Narrow gauge locomotive; Sparks, Nevada
94-6-0Narrow gauge locomotive; undergoing restoration; Laws, California
184-6-0Narrow gauge locomotive; operational; Independence, California
CP 60
Jupiter (replica)
4-4-0Original scrapped, replica is operational, Golden Spike National Historic Site, Promontory, Utah
CP 63
"Leviathan" (replica)
4-4-0Original scrapped, replica is operational, later relettered as Pennsylvania Railroad No. 331, owned by Stone Gable Estates, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
2190-4-0TStatic display Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, California
CP 2332-6-2TStored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
745Mk-52-8-2Operational, Louisiana Steam Train Association, Jefferson, Louisiana
771Mk-52-8-2Static display, Grapevine Vintage Railroad, Grapevine, Texas
786Mk-52-8-2Undergoing restoration, Austin Steam Train Association, Austin, Texas
794Mk-52-8-2Static display, Sunset Station, San Antonio, Texas
975F-12-10-2Static display, Illinois Railway Museum, Union, Illinois
982F-12-10-2Static display; Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas. Not to be confused with the Minute Maid Park ornamental train.
1215S-10 0-6-0Static display, History Park at Kelley Park, San Jose, CA, owned by the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation.
1221S-100-6-0Deming, New Mexico
1227S-110-6-0Sierra Northern Railway, Oakdale, California
1229S-110-6-0Roseburg, Oregon
1233S-100-6-0Woodland, California
1237S-100-6-0Static display, Salinas, California
1238S-100-6-0Fresno, California
1251S-120-6-0Stored, dismantled, awaiting funds for restoration, Virginia City, Nevada
1258S-120-6-0Martinez, California
1269S-120-6-0Stored, unserviceable, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California
1273S-120-6-0Static display, Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, California
1285S-140-6-0Monterey, California
1293S-140-6-0Tracy, California
1298S-100-6-0Santa Cruz, California
1629M-42-6-0Saugus, California
1673M-42-6-0Static display, Southern Arizona Transportation Museum (Southern Pacific Depot), Tucson, Arizona
1727M-62-6-0Static display, in Dunsmuir, California at the Dunsmuir City Park and Botanical Gardens
1744M-62-6-0The Pacific Locomotive Association purchased and began the restoration to bring No. 1744 back into operation on the Niles Canyon Railway.
1765M-62-6-0Lomita Railroad Museum, Lomita, California
1771M-82-6-0Undergoing restoration, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
1774M-82-6-0Static display, Veterans Memorial Park, Globe, Arizona
1785M-62-6-0Woodburn, Oregon
2018T-164-6-0Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
2248T-14-6-0Grapevine Vintage Railroad, Grapevine, Texas
2252T-14-6-0Static display, downtown Roseville, California
2353T-314-6-0Static display, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, Campo, California
2355T-314-6-0Static display, Pioneer Park, Mesa, Arizona
2467March 1921BaldwinP-84-6-2Operational, but on static display, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento California[5]
2472January 1921BaldwinP-84-6-2Undergoing boiler inspection, operated at the Niles Canyon Railway from 2008-2015, originally at Sunol, California, now at Schellville, California[6] [7]
2479October 1923BaldwinP-10 4-6-2Undergoing restoration by the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, California[8] [9]
2521C-92-8-0Static display, Colorado River State Historic Park, Yuma, Arizona
2562C-92-8-0Static display, Arizona Railway Museum, Chandler, Arizona
2579C-92-8-0
2706C-82-8-0Privately owned, Oakdale, California
2718C-82-8-0Alturas, California
2720C-82-8-0Static display, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, Campo, California
2825C-92-8-0San Bernardino County Museum, Loma Linda, California
2852C-102-8-0Orland, California
2914TW-84-8-0Bakersfield, California
3025A-34-4-2Static display, Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, California
3420C-192-8-0Stored at Phelps Dodge copper refinery, El Paso, Texas. Last run 1986. Needs boiler work to be FRA legal for running. Owned by El Paso Historic Board.
4294AC-12Static display, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California.Awaiting a possible restoration that was discussed by the CSRM themselves.[10]
4449May 20, 1941GS-44-8-4Operational, Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Portland, Oregon[11]
4460GS-64-8-4Static display, National Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, Missouri[12]
5021SP-24-10-2Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, Pomona, California

Preserved diesel locomotives

PhotographNumber Build dateBuilder Model Disposition and LocationNotesRefs.
1000EMDSW1Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California.
1006EMDSW1 Operational, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California
1059ALCOS-6Operational, Virginia and Truckee Railroad, Nevada[13]
1100EMDTR6A (SW8)Operational, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California
1218ALCOS-6Undergoing restoration, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California
1423EMDNW2Operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California
1474ALCOS-4Operational, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California
1487FMH-12-44Operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California.Ex-US Army #1874
1518May 1951EMDSD7/SD7ROperational, Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IllinoisEMD #990[14] [15]
1530November 1952EMDSD7/SD7RUnder ownership of Dieselmotive Company, Inc. Portland and Western 1501
1550BaldwinS-12Stored, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California
2873EMDGP9/GP9ROperational, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California
2954ALCORSD-12Stored, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California
2958ALCORSD-12Operational, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California
3100March 29, 1963GEU25B/U25BEOperational, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California[16] [17] [18]
3194May 1954EMDGP9/GP9RStored, operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California[19]
3709EMDGP9Undergoing operational restoration, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Campo, California[20]
3769EMDGP9Static display, Utah State Railroad Museum, Ogden, Utah
3855EMDGP9/GP9RStored, South Haven, Kansas. Under ownership of Dieselmotive Company, Inc.Portland and Western 1801
3873EMDGP9Operational, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Campo, California[21]
3885
4347EMDSD9/SD9EStored, Schellville, California
4397May 1955EMDSD9/SD9EUnder ownership of Dieselmotive Company, Inc.Portland and Western 1852
4404EMDSD9/SD9EOwned by Western Rail Inc, Airway Heights, Washington (from Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California)
4426EMDSD9/SD9EOperational, Nevada Northern Railway, Ely, NevadaNevada Northern #204
4436EMDSD9/SD9EStored, Schellville, California
4451April 1954EMDSD9/SD9EStored, Schellville, Californianicknamed "Puff"
5100GE70-tonStored, serviceable, Oregon Pacific Railroad, Milwaukie, Oregon
5119GE70-tonOperational, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Campo, California
5208BaldwinDRS-6-6-1500Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
5253BaldwinAS-616Static display, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California
5274BaldwinAS-616Static display, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California
5399EMDSD9/SD9EOperational, Albany and Eastern Railroad, Lebanon, OregonEx-SP #4364
5472EMDSD9/SD9EOperational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CaliforniaEx-SP #4423
5623EMDGP9/GP9ROperational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CaliforniaEx-SP #3189
5793April 1957EMDGP9Operational at the Madison Railroad in Madison, Indiana as CMPA GP10 #3634
6051EMDE9Operational, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
6378EMDEMD F7 F7AStored, serviceable, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California
6380EMDF7AStored serviceable, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California
6402EMDF7AStored, operational, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
6819EMDSD45T-2/SD45T-2RStored, operational, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
7207EMDGP20Operational, Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, Blue Ridge, Georgia
7304ALCORS-32Static display, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Campo, California
7457August 1966EMDSD45/SD45RStatic display, Utah State Railroad Museum, Ogden, UtahEx-SP 8800, the first SD45 built for SP
7863GEB30-7Stored, Creede, Colorado
9010Krauss-MaffeiML-4000Operational, based at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California

Preserved passenger cars

PhotographNumber/NameBuilderTypeDispositionReferences
109Pullmanbusiness carStored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca.
121Pullmanbusiness car/observation carUndergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
122 SacramentoBarney & Smithbusiness car/observation carStored, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, CA
127Pullmanbusiness car/observation carUndergoing restoration; Elmendorf Heritage and Railroad Museum, Elmendorf, Texas.
141Pullmanbusiness car/observation carIn service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
219Pullman-Standardinstruction carStored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca.
290BudddinerStored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca.
291BuddloungeStored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca.
293Pullmanbusiness car/coachIn service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
401Carter Brothersbaggage-coachStatic display; Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California
1949Pullman"Harriman" coachIn service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
1975Pullmanall day lunch carIn service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
2085–2159Pullmansuburban coachOf the 75 built for service on the Peninsula Commute, 27 were operable in 1980 and 10 were considered suitable for parts only.[22] After leaving commute service in 1985, most are now in service or in storage at various railroad museums/tourist lines, including:
2127Pullmansuburban coachUndergoing restoration; Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Tillamook, Oregon
2360PullmancoachStored, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
2373PullmancoachAvailable for lease as GOLDEN SHORE from American Rail Excursions[30]
2377 GOLDEN OREBuddcoachIn use as 2095 ANASAZI at Grand Canyon Railway[31]
2378 GOLDEN SANDBuddcoachAvailable for lease as GOLDEN SAND from Mid America Railcar Leasing[32]
2397 Shasta SpringsPullmancoachOwned by PRS, stored at the Southern California Railway Museum
2445-2446Pullmanarticulated coachOwned by PRS, stored at the Southern California Railway Museum
2473-2474Pullmanarticulated coachUndergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
2979Pullmanlounge carUndergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca
2981 Overland TrailPullman-StandardClub/Lounge w/barbershopIn service; owned by Bill Hatrick; located at the Western Maryland Scenic as of October 2022
3300Pullman-StandardChair/Baggage CombineStored, private owner; Beaverton, Oregon
3700, 3701, 3702, 3703, 3707, 3708Pullman-StandardGallerySold to Transcisco Tours in 1985 and operated on that line; later sold to BNSF and in service as business cars #40 Fox River (ex-SP 3703), #41 Flathead River (ex-SP 3701), #44 Colorado River (ex-SP 3708), and #45 Powder River (ex-SP 3707). Two were rebuilt from business cars to track geometry cars: #80 (renumbered from #43) Rio Grande River (ex-SP 3700) and #87 (renumbered from #42) Skagit River (ex-SP 3702).
3734, 3740, 3744, 3745Pullman-StandardGalleryConverted to "Ultra Dome" cars and in service with Princess Tours.[33] [34]
4300St. Louis Car Companypostal storageFormer SP horse car 7241 located at Arizona Railway Museum[35]
5045Pullmanbaggage/RPO carUndergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
5131Standard Steel Carbaggage/RPO carUndergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
6235Pullmanbaggage carUndergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
10040Pullmandining carUndergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
10277-10278-10279Pullmantriple articulated diner carLocated in Grapevine, TX; owned by the Grapevine Vintage Railroad, stored near Grapevine depot
10280-10281-10282Pullmantriple articulated diner carUndergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca.
10402 GOLDEN TRENCHERPullman Standardhamburger grillLocated at Union Depot Railway Museum[36]

Preserved freight cars

PhotographNumberBuilderTypeDisposition
132Narrow gauge boxcarStatic display; Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California
188Narrow gauge stock carStatic display; Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California
5335boxcarStorage; Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS, unknown location within Oregon
SSW 23908boxcarDisplay; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA

Preserved cabooses

PhotographNumberBuilderTypeDispositionReferences
1337Bay window cabooseDisplay; C30-6 type; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA
1886Bay window cabooseRestoration completed 9/16/16, static display at SLORRM, San Luis Obispo, CA
4706Bay window cabooseOperational; C50-9 type; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA
4727, 4736CabooseRenumbered to JPBX 598, 599 and in annual Holiday Train service for Caltrain[37]

Preserved maintenance of way equipment

PhotographNumberBuilderTypeDisposition
SPMW 208 and SPMW 8221Rotary snowplow and power snailOperational; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA
SPMW 328Snow FlangerStatic display; Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS, Antique Powerland, Brooks, Oregon

Formerly preserved, scrapped

Steam locomotives

PhotographNumber Builder Build dateWhyte Locomotive classLast Location ScrappedCause of scrappingNotesRefs
743SP's Algiers Shops19212-8-2MK-5Girard Park in Lafayette, Louisiana1970 Environmental deterioration
1294Lima Locomotive Works (LLW)April 19240-6-0S-14San Francisco Zoo1987Environmental deterioration

Diesel locomotives

PhotographNumber Builder Build dateModel Last Location ScrappedCause of scrappingNotesRefs
1303Electro-Motive Division (EMD)June 1949EMD NW2/EMD NW2RGalveston Railroad Museum, Galveston, Texas2012Severely water damaged by Hurricane Ike in 2008
4450Electro-Motive Division (EMD)April 1954EMD SD9/EMD SD9EWestern Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CaliforniaAugust 20th, 2013Poor condition and lack of alignment control couplers.Nicknamed "Huff"[38]
5239Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW)September 1950Baldwin AS-616November 2009 Poor conditionO&NW #2
6309Electro-Motive Division (EMD)October 1950EMD F7AGalveston Railroad Museum, Galveston, Texas2011Severely water damaged by Hurricane Ike in 2008Texas Limited #200
6379Electro-Motive Division (EMD)July 1952EMD F7AGalveston Railroad Museum, Galveston, Texas2011Severely water damaged by Hurricane Ike in 2008.Texas Limited #100
7498Electro-Motive Division (EMD)June 1967EMD SD45/EMD SD45RBuffalo and Pittsburgh RailroadSeptember 2012Buffalo and Pittsburgh #463
7525Electro-Motive Division (EMD)March 1969EMD SD45/EMD SD45RReading Blue Mountain and Northern RailroadNovember 2011Poor mechanical shapeReading Blue Mountain and Northern #3200

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Exhibits - Central Pacific Railroad No. 1 Gov. Stanford . August 29, 2020 . California State Railroad Museum.
  2. Web site: The Transcontinental Railroad: Transforming California and the Nation . August 29, 2020 . National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Education Programs . 7.
  3. Web site: Locomotive Collection . August 29, 2020 . California Department of Parks and Recreation . State of California.
  4. Book: Hilton . George W. . The Electric Interurban Railways in America . Due . John F. . . 2000 . 0-8047-4014-3 . . 413 . 1960.
  5. Web site: Southern Pacific #2467 . 2022-07-26 . Niles Canyon Railway . en-US.
  6. Web site: August 8, 2022 . Southern Pacific 4-6-2 2472 to Lead Excursions For First Time Since 2015 . Railfan & Railroad Magazine.
  7. Web site: August 24, 2022 . Southern Pacific 2472 Excursion Canceled . Railfan & Railroad Magazine.
  8. Web site: SP 4-6-2, Roundhouse to Move to Niles Canyon . 5 July 2021 .
  9. Web site: California Trolley and Railroad Corporation .
  10. Web site: Haas . Ben . 2022-05-19 . SP #4294, The Last Cab Forward Steam Giants . 2023-10-17 . en-US.
  11. Web site: Scott . Robert W. . January 9, 2023 . Portland day-trip rail experience . 2023-01-17 . en-US . Trains.
  12. Web site: Southern Pacific Railroad #4460 . 2023-10-17 . National Museum of Transportation . en-US.
  13. Lustig . David . News photos: Nevada museum picks up former Fillmore & Western equipment . 16 February 2022 . Trains . February 16, 2022.
  14. Web site: IRM Roster - Southern Pacific 1518 . 2008-06-27 . Illinois Railway Museum.
  15. News: Alberston . Bob. . 1996 . EMD SD7-SP 1518, A precursor to all engines on rails today . 15 . 50 . Railfan & Railroad .
  16. 1988 . Former SP "Snowflake" . Railfan & Railroad . Carstens Publications . 7 . 30 . Google Books.
  17. Web site: 2016 . Collections: Southern Pacific . July 4, 2017 . Orange Empire Railway Museum.
  18. Book: Solomon, Biran . GE and EMD Locomotives: The Illustrated History . Voyageur Press . 2014 . 978-0-7603-4612-9 . Minneapolis, MN . 72 . Google Books.
  19. Web site: Southern Pacific 3194 . 2024-08-18 . www.ggrm.org.
  20. Web site: Southern Pacific #3709 . 2024-08-18 . Pacific Southwest Railway Museum . en-US.
  21. Web site: Southern Pacific #3873 . 2024-08-18 . Pacific Southwest Railway Museum . en-US.
  22. Web site: Southern Pacific's Final Peninsula Commute Fleet Roster . 1980 . Southern Pacific . 25 April 2017.
  23. Web site: Train Equipment . 2017 . Xanterra/Grand Canyon Railway . 25 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171108132253/https://www.thetrain.com/the-train/train-equipment/ . 8 November 2017 . dead .
  24. Web site: Southern Pacific Coaches Nos. 2097, 2143 & 2156 . 2017 . Golden Gate Railroad Museum . 25 April 2017 . 27 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170427003224/http://www.ggrm.org/Collection_view.aspx?id=11 . dead .
  25. Web site: Collection . 2017 . Niles Canyon Railway . 25 April 2017.
  26. Web site: Historic Rolling Stock . 2017 . Railtown 1897 State Historic Park . 25 April 2017 . 27 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170427003010/http://railtown1897.org/index.php/collections/historic-rolling-stock . dead .
  27. Web site: Mainline Railroad Cars . 2017 . Western Railway Museum . 25 April 2017.
  28. Web site: Our Collection: Logging & Other Railroad Rolling Stock . Timber Heritage Association . 25 April 2017.
  29. Web site: Southern Pacific . Orange Empire Railway Museum . 17 January 2018.
  30. Web site: American Rail Excursions GOLDEN SHORE . American Rail Excursions . 9 April 2018 . 10 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180410203641/http://americantraintrips.com/golden-shore/ . dead .
  31. Web site: Grand Canyon Railway Train Equipment . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171108132253/https://www.thetrain.com/the-train/train-equipment/ . 8 November 2017 . 10 April 2018 . Grand Canyon Railway.
  32. Web site: Mid America Railcar Leasing Coaches . 10 April 2018 . Mid America Railcar Leasing.
  33. Web site: Combs, John . 21 May 2016 . Princess Rail Cars . 25 April 2017 . Alaska Rails.
  34. Web site: Moore, Jody . 2005 . Princess Tours 2005 car refitting, part 1 . 25 April 2017 . TrainWeb.
  35. Web site: Arizona Railway Museum Equipment Roster . 10 April 2018 . Arizona Railway Museum.
  36. Web site: Union Depot Railway Museum . 10 April 2018 . Mendota Museum and Historical Society.
  37. Web site: Southern Pacific Rolling Stock Photographic Roster, 4700–4799 . 2 July 2018 . RR Picture Archives.
  38. News: Vicknair . Eugene . 2013-06-02 . FRRS BoD Mtg Report 02-09-13 Surplus Property Locomotives . . 2023-10-30.