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This is Article Five of a Five-Article Series. This article will examine preserved locomotives, Honorary tribute, Notable Southern Pacific Employees, and our conclusion. We hope you enjoy this article and that you have enjoyed this Five-Article Series.
Preserved locomotives.
Many Southern Pacific locomotives are still in revenue service with railroads such as the Union Pacific Railroad, and many older and unique locomotives have been donated to parks and museums or continue operating on scenic or tourist railroads. Most of the engines now in use with Union Pacific have been “patched,” where the SP logo on the front is replaced by a Union Pacific shield and new numbers are applied over the old numbers with a Union Pacific sticker. However, some engines remain in Southern Pacific “bloody nose” paint.
Over the past couple of years, most of the patched units were repainted into the entire Union Pacific scheme, and as of January 2019, less than ten units remain in their old paint. We have provided you information on the more notable equipment. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia.
745 (Mk-5, 2–8–2)
Owned by the Louisiana Rail Heritage Trust, operated by the Louisiana Steam Train Association, and based in the Jefferson Parish near New Orleans, Louisiana
786 (Mk-5, 2–8–2)
- Owned by the City of Austin, leased to the Austin Steam Train Association. This locomotive is under complete mechanical restoration in Austin, Texas. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
- 794 (Mk-5, 2–8–2) is the last Mikado built for the Texas and New Orleans Railroad in 1916 out of spare parts in their Houston shops. It resides with cosmetic restoration at San Antonio Station, San Antonio, Texas, but plans are to restore it to operating condition. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
982 (F-1, 2–10–2)
- Tender located at the Heber Valley Railroad in Heber City, Utah, is the main locomotive in Houston, Texas. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
1518 (EMD SD7)
- Former EMD demonstrator 990 and first SD7 built, located at the Illinois Railway Museum, Union, Illinois Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
1744 (M-6, 2–6–0)
- Components are being gathered at Brightside, California, to restore operating conditions on the Niles Canyon Railway. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
2248 Puffy (4–6–0)
- Built by Cooke Locomotive Works in 1896. The first owner was the Southern Pacific Railroad. SP used it for mixed passenger and freight use in California. It was later converted into a fire train and became a ceremonial engine in a private collection. It came to the Texas State Railroad in 1976. In 1990, it was purchased by the Fort Worth and Western Railroad (FWWR) and restored to operational condition in 1991. Since 2016, it has been out of service. The current restoration status is unclear. Grapevine Vintage Railroad now owns it, but it is pending a 1,472-day overhaul required by the FRA in Grapevine, Texas. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapevine_Vintage_Railroad
Camelback Locomotive (4–6–0 Ten-Wheeler)
The camelback locomotive, also known as a Mother Hubbard or a center-cab locomotive, is a type of steam locomotive with the driving cab in the middle astride the boiler. Camelbacks were fitted with wide fireboxes that made it necessary to move the cab, or the driver’s view would have been compromised. Five camelbacks have survived, and all are in museums.
2353 (T-31, 4–6–0)
- Displayed at Campo, California’s Pacific Southwest Railway Museum. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
2467 (P-8, 4–6–2)
- On loan by the Pacific Locomotive Association, Fremont, California, to the California State Railroad Museum. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
2472 (P-8, 4–6–2)
- Owned and operated by the Golden Gate Railroad Museum, Redwood City, California Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
2479 (P-10, 4–6–2)
- Owned and being restored by the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation, San Jose, California. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
3100 (former SP6800 Bicentennial)
- U25B, owned and operated by the Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, CA Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
· 3420 (C-19, 2–8–0)
Owned by El Paso Historical Board, stored at Phelps Dodge copper refinery, El Paso, Texas Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
3709 (EMD GP9)
- Being restored to operation at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, California Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
3769 (EMD GP9)
- On display and used as a switch engine for the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
4294 (AC-12, 4–8–8–2)
- Located at the California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
4449 (GS-4, 4–8–4)
- Located at the Brooklyn Roundhouse before being relocated to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in June 2012, Portland, Oregon Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
4460 (GS-6, 4–8–4)
- located at the National Museum of Transportation, Kirkwood, Missouri Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
5119 (GE 70-ton switcher)
- Operational and awaiting paint restoration to SP colors at Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, California Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
7304 (ALCO RS-32)
- On display awaiting restoration at Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, California Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
7457 (EMD SD45)
- First GM Electro-Motive Division SD45 diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built for that railroad in 1966. This locomotive last saw service on Donner Pass. It was donated to the Utah State Railroad Museum in 2002. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
See List of Preserved Southern Pacific Railroad rolling stock for a complete list. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_preserved_Southern_Pacific_Railroad_rolling_stock
Honorary tribute
On August 19, 2006, UP unveiled a new EMD SD70Ace locomotive, Union Pacific 1996, as part of a new heritage program. It was the final unit in UP’s Heritage Series of locomotives and was painted in a color scheme inspired by the “Daylight” and “Black Widow” schemes. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
Notable Southern Pacific Employees
The individuals listed below were some of the notable people that have worked for the Southern Pacific:
Carl Ingold Jacobson, Los Angeles, California
- City Council member, 1925–33. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
W. Burch Lee
- An employee in the New Orleans office from 1865 to 1996. He served in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He was elected state Representative and served for six years. He was appointed secretary to U.S. Senator Robert F. Broussard of Louisiana. He accepted a judicial appointment from Governor Luther Hall. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia W. Burch Lee — Conservapedia
Blake R. Van Leer
- An engineer and university professor who served as president of the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1944 until 1956. He was a U.S. Army officer who led engineering teams during World War I to build bridges to cross rivers and fought in five different battles. He was a dean at the University of Florida from 1932 to 1937. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia Blake R. Van Leer — Wikipedia
Charles Wright
- Land surveyor for the railway before becoming a botanist. He discovered new plants while on expeditions. He joined an Army expedition from Galveston to San Antonio and El Paso, Texas. He also took part in the Rodgers-Ringold North Pacific Exploring and Surveying Expedition. He collected 500 specimen plants in Madeira, Cape Verde, Cape Town, Sydney, Hong Kong, and the Bonin Islands. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia Charles Wright (botanist) — Wikipedia
Jack Kerouac
- American novelist and poet. He served as a United States Merchant Marine during World War II. He completed his first novel while serving but was not published until 40 years after his death. He became an underground celebrity, a progenitor of the hippie movement. His legacy influenced many cultural icons during the 1960s, including Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Jerry Garcia, and the Doors. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia Jack Kerouac — Wikipedia
Harry K. McClintock
- American railroad man, radio personality, actor, singer-songwriter, and poet. His best-known song was The Big Rock Candy Mountains. In America, he traveled as a railroader and minstrel. He worked for numerous railroads during his life. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia Harry McClintock — Wikipedia
Jimmie Rodgers
- Father of country music and a singer-songwriter. He is best known for his distinctive yodeling. He was known as the Singing Brakeman and America’s Blue Yodeler. Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Wikipedia
For additional information, please see the following sources:
- Railways portal
- History of rail transportation in California
- El Paso and Southwestern Railroad
- Long Wharf (Santa Monica)
- Mussel Slough Tragedy
- Pacific Fruit Express
- Santa Fe–Southern Pacific merger
- Southern Pacific 7399
- Southern Pacific 4449
- Southern Pacific Depot
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway
- Texas and New Orleans Railroad
- TOPS (Total Operations Processing System), a rolling stock management system developed by IBM and Stanford University and used by SP until 1980, is still used by British Rail as a successor system
The following are external links that you can go to for additional information:
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Southern Pacific Transportation Company.
- Sphts.org: Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society
- Harvard Business School, Lehman Brothers Collection: “History of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company”
- Union Pacific Railroad.com: Union Pacific History
- “Across the Great Salt Lake, The Lucin Cutoff” is a 1937 article.
- Abandoned Rails.com: History of the Santa Ana and Newport Railroad.
Conclusion
This is the end of Article Five of a Five-Article Series. This article examined preserved locomotives, an Honorary tribute, and some Notable Southern Pacific Employees. We sincerely hope you have enjoyed this article and the series. We hope you have learned some new information that you can use to better understand how the locomotive has shaped the lives of Americans and others the world over.
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