Southern Pacific 8

NCO 8
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number 31445
Model 10-26 D 217
Build date 1907
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 4-6-0
 • UIC 2′C
Gauge 3 ft (914 mm)
Driver dia. 44 in (1.118 m)
Loco weight 81,000 pounds (37 t)
Boiler pressure 180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa)
Cylinder size 16 in × 20 in (406 mm × 508 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 15,580 lbf (69.30 kN)
Career
Operators Nevada–California–Oregon Railway
Southern Pacific Company
Numbers NCO 4 (8 from 1909)
SP 8
Retired 1955
Disposition Display: Sparks, Nevada

Southern Pacific #8 is a 4-6-0 narrow-gauge steam locomotive, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in August 1907.

It was originally built for the Nevada–California–Oregon Railway as their #4, and was later renumbered as #8. It was sold to Southern Pacific in 1929 and spent the rest of its career hauling passengers and freight along Southern Pacific's Keeler Branch. The locomotive, along with sisters #9 and #18 were nicknamed "The Desert Princesses", having served the desert areas of Nevada and California.[1]

In 1954, an EMD 50 Ton diesel locomotive was purchased, relegating steam power on the Southern Pacific's narrow-gauge line to backup duty. Locomotive #8 was retired in 1955 after 48 years of service and donated to the State of Nevada. It is now preserved and on display in Lillard Park at Sparks, Nevada.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge #8". www.nsrm-friends.org. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
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