List of preserved Southern Pacific Railroad rolling stock
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.
Passenger cars[edit]
Number/Name | Builder | Type | 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. | ||
290 | Budd | diner | Stored, California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Ca. | ||
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. | ||
1975 | Pullman | all day lunch car | In service; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
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.[1] 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[9] | ||
2377 GOLDEN ORE | Budd | coach | In use as 2095 ANASAZI at Grand Canyon Railway | [10] | |
2378 GOLDEN SAND | Budd | coach | Available for lease as GOLDEN SAND from Mid America Railcar Leasing | [11] | |
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 | ||
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. | [12][13] | |
4300 | St. Louis Car Company | postal storage | Former SP horse car 7241 located at Arizona Railway Museum | [14] | |
5045 | Pullman | baggage/RPO car | Undergoing restoration; Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. | ||
5131 | Standard Steel Car | baggage/RPO car | 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 | [15] |
Freight cars[edit]
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 |
Cabooses[edit]
Image | Number | Builder | Type | Disposition | References |
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1337 | Bay window caboose | Display; C30-6 type; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA | |||
1889 | 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 | |||
4727, 4736 | Caboose | Renumbered to JPBX 598, 599 and in annual Holiday Train service for Caltrain | [16] |
Maintenance of way (MoW) equipment[edit]
Number | Builder | Type | Disposition | |
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SPMW 208 and 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 |
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
Bibliography[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.