List of preserved Southern Pacific Railroad rolling stock
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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
[edit]Preserved diesel locomotives
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1000 | January 1939 | EMD | SW1 | Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California. | ||||
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1006 | November 1939 | EMD | SW1 | Operational, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California | |||
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1100 | November 1950 | EMD | TR6A (SW8) | ES408-1 | Operational, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California | ||
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1218 | April 1955 | ALCO | S-6 | AS409-1 | Undergoing restoration, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California | [15] | |
1226 | June 1956 | ALCO | S-6 | Operational, Virginia and Truckee Railroad, Nevada | [16] | |||
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1423 | June 1949 | EMD | NW2/NW2E | DS-109 | Operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California | Ex-SP 1335 | [17] |
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1474 | ALCO | S-4 | Operational, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California | ||||
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1487 | January 1953 | FM | H-12-44 | Operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California. | Replica, ex-US Army #1874 | ||
1518 | May 1951 | EMD | SD7/SD7R | EF615R-1 | Operational, Illinois Railway Museum, Union, Illinois | EMD #990 | [18][19] | |
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1530 | November 1952 | EMD | SD7/SD7R | EF615R-1 | Under ownership of Dieselmotive Company, Inc. | Portland and Western 1501 | |
1533 | August 1953 | EMD | SD7/SD7R | EF615R-1 | Under ownership of Dieselmotive Company, Inc., stored at Chemurgic in Turlock, California | |||
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1550 | Baldwin | S-12 | Stored, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California | ||||
2379 | FM | H-12-44 | Operational, Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, Texas | |||||
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2873 | December 1956 | EMD | GP9/GP9R | ES418R-3 | Operational, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California | ||
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2954 | ALCO | RSD-12 | Stored, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California | ||||
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2958 | ALCO | RSD-12 | Operational, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California | ||||
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3100 | March 29, 1963 | GE | U25B/U25BE | GF425E-1 | Operational, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, California | [20][21][22] | |
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3190 | April 1955 | EMD | GP9/GP9R | EP418R-1/EF418R-6 | Under ownership of Dieselmotive Company, Inc. | ||
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3194 | May 1954 | EMD | GP9/GP9R | EF418R-1/EF418R-6 | Stored, operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California | [23] | |
3634 | April 1957 | EMD | GP9 | Operational at the Madison Railroad in Madison, Indiana as CMPA GP10 #3634 | ||||
3709 | August 1959 | EMD | GP9 | Undergoing operational restoration, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Campo, California | [24] | |||
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3769 | January 1957 | EMD | GP9/GP9E | EF418E-3 | Static display, Utah State Railroad Museum, Ogden, Utah | ||
3790 | January 1957 | EMD | GP9/GP9R | EF418R-3 | Under ownership of Dieselmotive Company, Inc. | |||
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3855 | April 1959 | EMD | GP9/GP9R | EF418R-4 | Under ownership of Dieselmotive Company, Inc. | Portland and Western 1801 | |
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3873 | February 1959 | EMD | GP9/GP9R | EF418CR-4 | Operational, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Campo, California | [25] | |
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3885 | September 1959 | EMD | GP9/GP9R | EF418R-5 | Operational, Mount Hood Railroad, Portland, Oregon | Currently MHRR 88 | |
4079 | April 1962 | EMD | GP20 | EF420-1 | Operational at the Midland Railway in Baldwin City, Kansas | |||
4101 | April 1962 | EMD | GP20/GP20E | EF420E-1 | Static display, Manly, Iowa | |||
4303 | April 1954 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | EF618E-1 | Stored at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada | |||
4304 | May 1954 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | EF618E-1 | Stored in Willits, California (coordinates: 39°24'24.5"N 123°20'55.7"W) | Owned by BUGX | ||
4324 | April 1954 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | EF618E-1 | Stored at the Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY) in Burlington, Iowa. | Owned by BUGX | ||
4347 | February 1955 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | EF618E-1 | Stored, Schellville, California | |||
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4397 | May 1955 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | EF618E-1 | Under ownership of Dieselmotive Company, Inc. | ||
4401 | March 1956 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | EF618E-1 | Stored at Chemurgic in Turlock, California | |||
4404 | April 1955 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | EF618E-1 | Owned by Western Rail Inc, Airway Heights, Washington (from Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California) | |||
4409 | January 1955 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | EF618E-1 | Operational at the Turlock and Western Railroad in Chemurgic, California | |||
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4426 | February 1956 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | EF618R-1 | Operational, Nevada Northern Railway, Ely, Nevada | Nevada Northern #204 | |
4433 | April 1955 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | EF618R-1 | Donated to the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation, Portland, Oregon | |||
4436 | March 1955 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | EF618R-1 | Stored, Schellville, California | |||
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4451 | April 1954 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | EF618E-2 | Stored, Schellville, California | nicknamed "Puff" | |
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5100 | GE | 70-ton | DF-200 | Stored, serviceable, Oregon Pacific Railroad, Milwaukie, Oregon | |||
5119 | GE | 70-ton | Operational, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Campo, California | |||||
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5208 | Baldwin | DRS-6-6-1500 | Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California | ||||
5253 | Baldwin | AS-616 | Static display, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California | |||||
5274 | Baldwin | AS-616 | Static display, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California | |||||
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5399 | February 1955 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | DF-122 | Operational, Albany and Eastern Railroad, Lebanon, Oregon | Ex-SP #4364 | |
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5472 | March 1956 | EMD | SD9/SD9E | DF-125 | Operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California | Ex-SP #4423 | |
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5623 | April 1955 | EMD | GP9/GP9R | DF-606 | Operational, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California | Ex-SP #3189 | |
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6051 | December 1954 | EMD | E9 | EP624A-1 | Operational, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California | ||
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6378 | EMD | F7A | Stored, serviceable, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California | ||||
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6380 | EMD | F7A | Stored serviceable, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California | ||||
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6402 | EMD | F7A | Stored, operational, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California | ||||
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6819 | March 1972 | EMD | SD45T-2/SD45T-2R | EF636R-7 | Operational, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California | ||
7207 | EMD | GP20 | Operational, Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, Blue Ridge, Georgia | |||||
7304 | ALCO | RS-32 | Static display, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Campo, California | |||||
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7457 | August 1966 | EMD | SD45/SD45R | EF636LR-5 | Static display, Utah State Railroad Museum, Ogden, Utah | Ex-SP 8800, the first SD45 built for SP | |
7863 | April 1979 | GE | B30-7 | GF430-3 | Stored, Creede, Colorado | |||
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9010 | March 1964 | Krauss-Maffei | ML-4000 | DF-802 | Operational, based at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California |
Preserved passenger cars
[edit]Photograph | Number/Name | Builder | Type | Class | Disposition | References |
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109 | Pullman | business car | - | Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca. | ||
121 | Pullman | business car/observation car | - | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
122 Sacramento | Barney & Smith | business car/observation car | - | Stored, Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, CA | ||
127 | Pullman | business car/observation car | - | Undergoing restoration; Elmendorf Heritage and Railroad Museum, Elmendorf, Texas. | ||
141 | Pullman | business car/observation car | - | In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
219 | Pullman-Standard | instruction car | - | Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca. | ||
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290 | Budd | diner | - | Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca. | |
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291 | Budd | lounge | - | Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca. | |
293 | Pullman | business car/coach | - | In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
401 | Carter Brothers | baggage-coach | - | Static display; Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California | ||
1949 | Pullman | "Harriman" coach | - | In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
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1975 | Pullman | all day lunch car | - | In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | |
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2085–2159 | Pullman | suburban coach | - | Of the 75 built for service on the Peninsula Commute, 27 were operable in 1980 and 10 were considered suitable for parts only. After leaving commute service in 1985, most are now in service or in storage at various railroad museums/tourist lines, including:
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2127 | Pullman | suburban coach | - | Undergoing restoration; Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Tillamook, Oregon | |
2360 | Pullman | coach | - | Stored, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
2373 | Pullman | coach | - | Available for lease as GOLDEN SHORE from American Rail Excursions[34] | ||
2377 GOLDEN ORE | Budd | coach | - | In use as 2095 ANASAZI at Grand Canyon Railway | [35] | |
2378 GOLDEN SAND | Budd | coach | - | Available for lease as GOLDEN SAND from Mid America Railcar Leasing | [36] | |
2397 Shasta Springs | Pullman | coach | - | Owned by PRS, stored at the Southern California Railway Museum | ||
2445-2446 | Pullman | articulated coach | - | Owned by PRS, stored at the Southern California Railway Museum | ||
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2473-2474 | Pullman | articulated coach | - | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | |
2979 | Pullman | lounge car | - | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca | ||
2981 Overland Trail | Pullman-Standard | Club/Lounge w/barbershop | - | In service; owned by Bill Hatrick; located at the Western Maryland Scenic as of October 2022 | ||
3300 | Pullman-Standard | Chair/Baggage Combine | - | Stored, private owner; Beaverton, Oregon | ||
3700, 3701, 3702, 3703, 3707, 3708 | Pullman-Standard | Gallery | - | Sold 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, 3745 | Pullman-Standard | Gallery | - | Converted to "Ultra Dome" cars and in service with Princess Tours. | [37][38] | |
4300 | St. Louis Car Company | postal storage | - | Former SP horse car 7241 located at Arizona Railway Museum | [39] | |
5045 | Pullman | baggage/RPO car | - | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
5131 | Standard Steel Car | baggage/RPO car | 70-BP-30-1 | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
6235 | Pullman | baggage car | - | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
10040 | Pullman | dining car | - | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
10277-10278-10279 | Pullman | triple articulated diner car | - | Located in Grapevine, TX; owned by the Grapevine Vintage Railroad, stored near Grapevine depot | ||
10280-10281-10282 | Pullman | triple articulated diner car | - | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
10402 GOLDEN TRENCHER | Pullman Standard | hamburger grill | - | Located at Union Depot Railway Museum | [40] |
Preserved freight cars
[edit]Photograph | Number | Builder | Type | Disposition |
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132 | Narrow gauge boxcar | Static display; Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California | ||
188 | Narrow gauge stock car | Static display; Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, California | ||
5335 | boxcar | Storage; Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS, unknown location within Oregon | ||
SSW 23908 | boxcar | Display; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA |
Photograph | Number | Builder | Type | Disposition | References |
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1337 | Bay window caboose | Display; C30-6 type; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA | |||
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1886 | Bay window caboose | Restoration completed 9/16/16, static display at SLORRM, San Luis Obispo, CA | ||
4706 | Bay window caboose | Operational; C50-9 type; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA | |||
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4727, 4736 | Caboose | Renumbered to JPBX 598, 599 and in annual Holiday Train service for Caltrain | [41] |
Preserved maintenance of way equipment
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SPMW 208 | Rotary snowplow and power snail | Operational; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA | |
SPMW 8209 | EMD | Snowplow (originally F7B #6151C) | Undergoing cosmetic restoration at the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, Texas | |
SPMW 8221 | Rotary snowplow and power snail | Operational; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA | ||
SPMW 328 | Snow Flanger | Static display; Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS, Antique Powerland, Brooks, Oregon |
Formerly preserved, scrapped
[edit]Steam locomotives
[edit]Photograph | Number | Builder | Build date | Whyte | Class | Last Location | Scrapped | Cause of scrapping | Notes | Refs |
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743 | SP's Algiers Shops | 1921 | 2-8-2 | MK-5 | Girard Park in Lafayette, Louisiana | 1970 | Environmental deterioration | |||
1294 | Lima Locomotive Works (LLW) | April 1924 | 0-6-0 | S-14 | San Francisco Zoo | 1987 | Environmental deterioration |
Diesel locomotives
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Boyd (2018), p. 1862.
- ^ "Exhibits - Central Pacific Railroad No. 1 Gov. Stanford". California State Railroad Museum. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "The Transcontinental Railroad: Transforming California and the Nation" (PDF). National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Education Programs. p. 7. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "Locomotive Collection". California Department of Parks and Recreation. State of California. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ Hilton, George W.; Due, John F. (2000) [1960]. The Electric Interurban Railways in America. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 413. ISBN 0-8047-4014-3.
- ^ "SP steam engine, long displayed in Fresno, Calif., to be relocated". Trains. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "Southern Pacific #2467". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ "Southern Pacific 4-6-2 2472 to Lead Excursions For First Time Since 2015". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. August 8, 2022.
- ^ "Southern Pacific 2472 Excursion Canceled". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. August 24, 2022.
- ^ "SP 4-6-2, Roundhouse to Move to Niles Canyon". 5 July 2021.
- ^ "California Trolley and Railroad Corporation".
- ^ Haas, Ben (2022-05-19). "SP #4294, The Last Cab Forward | Steam Giants". Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ Scott, Robert W. (January 9, 2023). "Portland day-trip rail experience". Trains. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ "Southern Pacific Railroad #4460". National Museum of Transportation. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "Southern Pacific #1218". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
- ^ Lustig, David (February 16, 2022). "News photos: Nevada museum picks up former Fillmore & Western equipment". Trains. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Southern Pacific #1423". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
- ^ "IRM Roster - Southern Pacific 1518". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ^ Alberston, Bob. (1996). "EMD SD7-SP 1518, A precursor to all engines on rails today". Railfan & Railroad. Vol. 15. p. 50.
- ^ "Former SP "Snowflake"". Railfan & Railroad. 7. Carstens Publications: 30. 1988 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Collections: Southern Pacific". Orange Empire Railway Museum. 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ Solomon, Biran (2014). GE and EMD Locomotives: The Illustrated History. Minneapolis, MN: Voyageur Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-7603-4612-9 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Southern Pacific 3194". www.ggrm.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Southern Pacific #3709". Pacific Southwest Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Southern Pacific #3873". Pacific Southwest Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Southern Pacific's Final Peninsula Commute Fleet Roster". Southern Pacific. 1980. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Train Equipment". Xanterra/Grand Canyon Railway. 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Southern Pacific Coaches Nos. 2097, 2143 & 2156". Golden Gate Railroad Museum. 2017. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Collection". Niles Canyon Railway. 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Historic Rolling Stock". Railtown 1897 State Historic Park. 2017. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Mainline Railroad Cars". Western Railway Museum. 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Our Collection: Logging & Other Railroad Rolling Stock". Timber Heritage Association. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Southern Pacific". Orange Empire Railway Museum. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "American Rail Excursions GOLDEN SHORE". American Rail Excursions. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Grand Canyon Railway Train Equipment". Grand Canyon Railway. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Mid America Railcar Leasing Coaches". Mid America Railcar Leasing. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Combs, John (21 May 2016). "Princess Rail Cars". Alaska Rails. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ Moore, Jody (2005). "Princess Tours 2005 car refitting, part 1". TrainWeb. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Arizona Railway Museum Equipment Roster". Arizona Railway Museum. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Union Depot Railway Museum". Mendota Museum and Historical Society. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Southern Pacific Rolling Stock Photographic Roster, 4700–4799". RR Picture Archives. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Twenty-Six Years After They Were Stranded There By Floods, The Balloon Track's Zombie Trains Are Finally Moving Out -- Mostly in Pieces". Lost Coast Outpost. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
- ^ Vicknair, Eugene (2013-06-02). "FRRS BoD Mtg Report 02-09-13 Surplus Property Locomotives" (PDF). Feather River Rail Society. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ Moore & Monger (2013), p. 116
References
[edit]- Moore, Jeff; Monger, Wayne I. (2013). Oregon & Northwestern Railroad. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. ISBN 9781439644249.
- Diebert, Timothy S. & Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium. Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5.
- Schreyer, George (1999). "The Southern Pacific Narrow gauge". Retrieved April 3, 2006.
- Boyd, Ken (2018). Historic North American Locomotives: An Illustrated Journey (E-book). Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Books. ISBN 9781627005098 – via Google Books.