Southern Pacific Steam Locomotives


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From the little woodburner of 1864 to the Daylight.










Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotives


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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: ALCO DH643, C. P. Huntington, Central Pacific 173, El Gobernador, El Paso & Southwestern Railroad No. 1, Gov. Stanford, Jupiter (locomotive), Krauss-Maffei ML 4000 C'C', Mastodon (steam locomotive), Southern Pacific 1215, Southern Pacific 1237, Southern Pacific 1293, Southern Pacific 1518, Southern Pacific 1673, Southern Pacific 2467, Southern Pacific 2472, Southern Pacific 2479, Southern Pacific 2579, Southern Pacific 3100, Southern Pacific 4294, Southern Pacific 4449, Southern Pacific 4450, Southern Pacific 4460, Southern Pacific 5021, Southern Pacific 5623, Southern Pacific 6051, Southern Pacific 745, Southern Pacific 9010, Southern Pacific 975, Southern Pacific class AC-1, Southern Pacific class AC-10, Southern Pacific class AC-11, Southern Pacific class AC-12, Southern Pacific class AC-2, Southern Pacific class AC-3, Southern Pacific class AC-4, Southern Pacific class AC-5, Southern Pacific class AC-6, Southern Pacific class AC-7, Southern Pacific class AC-8, Southern Pacific class AC-9, Southern Pacific class AM-2, Southern Pacific class GS-1, Southern Pacific class GS-2, Southern Pacific class GS-3, Southern Pacific class GS-4, Southern Pacific class GS-5, Southern Pacific class GS-6, Southern Pacific class MC-1, Southern Pacific class MC-2, Southern Pacific class MC-4, Southern Pacific class MC-6, Southern Pacific class MM-2, Stockton Terminal and Eastern No. 1, T. D. Judah. Excerpt: Southern Pacific 4449 is the only surviving example of Southern Pacific Railroad's (SP) GS-4 class of steam locomotives. The GS-4 is a streamlined 4-8-4 (Northern) type steam locomotive. GS stands for "Golden State," a nickname for California (where the locomotive was operated in regular service), or "General Service." The locomotive was built by Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio, for SP in May 1941; it received the...




Southern Pacific Railroad


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A colorful look at the great American railroad - the Southern Pacific. The Southern Pacific Railroad is one of the most important railroads in the US. In its heyday, Southern Pacific operating revenues were overshadowed only by the New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad. Southern Pacific is famous for participating in the building of the transcontinental railroad, its fleet of Daylight streamlined passenger trains, and its 200 "Cab-Forward" steam locomotives. Information-packed!







Southern Pacific Daylight Steam Locomotives


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Full technical details, specifications, and complete historical data on the Southern Pacific Daylight steam locomotives. Coverage includes variations in the appearance of the engines, a “Daylight Spotter’s Guide,” and numerous first-person accounts from those who ran the Daylights.







Southern Pacific Daylight Steam Locomotive (Traintech)


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Southern Pacific Daylight Steam Locomotives covers the Daylight's inception and glory years, the Warbaby era, the Western Pacific versions, the American Freedom Train, and the modern-day adventures of the 4449. It includes full technical details, specifications, and complete historical data on all the Daylights. Variations in the appearance of the engines, a "Daylight Spotter's Guide," numerous first-person accounts from the people who ran the Daylights, and a thorough index make this a book you'll refer to time and time again. This book is the story of "the most beautiful trains in the world." The aesthetic qualities that made the Daylights stand out are documented in words and more than 250 photographs. The photos in this edition are black & white.