Southern Pacific 2706

Southern Pacific 2706 is a 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Class C-8 steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1904 for the Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP). It is one of three surviving members of its class, and one of many preserved SP 2-8-0s.

Southern Pacific 2706
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number23809[1]
Build date02/1904[1]
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-0
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.57 in (1,448 mm)[1]
Adhesive weight191,900 lb (87,000 kg)[1]
Loco weight216,000 lb (98,000 kg)[1]
Fuel typeBunker oil
Cylinder size22 in × 30 in
(559 mm × 762 mm)
dia × stroke[1]
Performance figures
Tractive effort45,470 lbf (202,300 N)[1]
Career
OperatorsSouthern Pacific
ClassC-8
Number in class58
Numbers2706
First run1904
Retired1958
Current ownerColusa Steam in Colusa, California
DispositionAwaiting restoration

History

2706 was retired along with the remaining Southern Pacific steam fleet in the late 1950s at the Bayshore Yard near Brisbane, California. After retirement, it was moved to Watsonville in 1962, and it was purchased by Rick Hammond and the Eccles and eastern railroad company it was moved to Santa Cruz on the day of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, where it was purchased by John Manley in 1999 (from Mike Hart) and subsequently moved to Colusa in 2007. Previously, Manley had worked on the team which restored SP 2467.[2]

A new shop was constructed in 2012 to accommodate work on 2706.[3]

See also

References
  1. Bailey, Douglas C. (2017). "Southern Pacific RR No. 2706". steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  2. Hansen, Todd R. (22 July 2011). "New chapter for locomotive". Colusa County Sun-Herald. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. Manley, John (2012). "Progress Reports". Colusa Steam. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.

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