Southern Pacific 1293

Southern Pacific 1293
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Lima Locomotive Works
Serial number 6761
Build date April 1924
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 0-6-0
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia. 57 in (1,400 mm)
Adhesive weight 155,000 lb (70,000 kg)
Boiler pressure 200 psi
Cylinder size 20 in × 26 in (510 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 31,020 lbf
Career
Class S-14
First run June 5, 1924
Source for technical specifications:[1]

Southern Pacific 1293 is an S-14 class 0-6-0 steam locomotive built by Lima Locomotive Works.[2] It was dedicated to the City of Tracy, California, on August 8, 1958,[3] by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company (now Union Pacific Railroad).

Current status

After Southern Pacific retired 1293 in 1958, SP donated 1293 for display in Dr. Powers Park in Tracy, CA. It remains there to this day, where it rests on 'Tourist Railroad'. SP 1293 was scheduled to be repainted in 2009.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Diebert & Strapac 1987, p. 126.
  2. ↑ "Southern Pacific 'Switcher' Class S-14 0-6-0". my Espee Modelers Archive. August 25, 2006.
  3. ↑ Diebert & Strapac 1987, pp. 25 and 126.
  • Diebert, Timothy S.; Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Compendium. Huntington Beach, CA: Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5.
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