The first two books, those daylight 48 4sand cabforward,were published. Southern pacific am2 class articulated mogul locomotive. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of. Southern pacifics sacramento shopsrobert pecotich 496 hardcover the largest and oldest of sps general shops, sacramento built or rebuilt hundreds of steam and diesel locomotives, and thousands of freight and passenger cars, along with exte.
Jesse costa was kind enough to contact me when i started my series of blog posts, and suggested that i post the information about sp steam engines part 1 classes using of his copy of locomotives of the southern pacific, for rail fans and model builders from his. Yet towards the mid1990s, the southern pacific purchased one of their only other actraction diesel locomotives. Johnsen southern pacific daylight steam locomotives southern pacific daylight steam locomotives covers the daylights inception and glory years, the warbaby era, the western pacific versions, the american freedom train, and the modernday adventures of the 4449. Sp was so pleased with the ac10 class built a year earlier that the railroad began placing orders for ac11s while the ac10s were still being built and delivered. Steam helpers on the southern pacific trains magazine. Dunscombs book is still the best place to get information about the history and development of.
They were designed by southern pacific and built by lima locomotive works in 1936 for the new 12 car daylight passenger train. Although there have been books published since this one that cover some of the same topics in greater detail, dunscombs book is still the best place to get information about the history and development of southern pacific steam locomotives, all in one place. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and trainwatchers. The southern pacific bought streamlined passenger diesel locomotives from alco and electromotive between 1937 and 1955, enough to dieselize its entire roster of intercity passenger trains. This guide is not only about southern pacifics streamliners, but the period long before and provides information on steam locomotives and heavyweight passenger cars. Read more read less inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. However, if you only know the car number, the book lacks a listing by car numbers, which would enable you to find the class to which it belongs. Locomotives of the southern pacific spotters guide book. The evolution of the engines allows the author to also provide a short but comprehensive history of the railroad. Rail passenger service history pacific electric railway co. A century of southern pacific steam locomotives by dunscomb. For many years i tried to acquire as many books about the southern pacific as i could.
The first and only complete study of the southwests most successful railway is back in print. Train, railroad, transportation books from karens books. Southern pacific company steam locomotive conpendium. With these easy to use and affordable locomotives, you can digitally control speed, lighting, and direction. Southern pacific steam locomotives duke, donald on. Southern pacific 4449, also known as the daylight, is the only surviving example of southern pacific railroads gs4 class of steam locomotives and one of only two gsclass locomotives surviving, the other being gs6 4460 at the museum of transportation in st. Southern pacific freight car painting and lettering guide.
Uprr steam locomotive roster by class and number compiled from union pacific steam roster by gordon sandy mccullough. Shop southern pacific railroad company books at alibris. They were of the northern type 484s and classed golden state model 2. List of preserved southern pacific railroad rolling stock. Trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on todays freight railroads, passenger service amtrak, locomotive technology, railroad preservation and history, railfan opportunities tourist railroads, fan trips, and great railroad photography. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Southern pacific in the san fernando valley 18761996. Streamlined steam locomotives and the american passenger train, the twilight of steam. Southern pacific daylight locomotives signature press. Locomotives of the southern pacific spotters guide book a few months ago, mr. Demonstrates steam trains and the california zephyr. Steam helpers on the southern pacific posted by fireflite on monday, february 27, 2017 7.
The locomotive is a streamlined 484 northern type steam locomotive. Stack of 6 railroading manuals, catalogs, instructional books etc lot 3. On may 4th, 1958, the locomotive took a railfan excursion on the knights landing branch. Southern pacific painting and lettering guide second edition. The three shays and four 3 gauge locomotives are classified according to. Like before, the locomotives were built by lima locomotive works.
Sp southern pacific locomotive roster railroad picture. Southern pacific daylight steam locomotives by kenneth g. Jeff ainsworth train, railroad, transportation books from karens. I was able to buy all of the books that came into the local hobby shops, but people have been writing about the southern pacific for many years, and what about all those books i knew nothing about. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. A century of southern pacific steam locomotives, 18621962. The locomotive is a streamlined 484 northern type steam. Static display, california state railroad museum, sacramento, california.
Southern pacific 4294 is a 4882 ac12 class cab forward type steam locomotive that was owned and operated by the southern pacific railroad sp. Raised within earshot of the southern pacific s san pedro branch and the pacific electrics southern district, he began a serious interest in locomotives and railroading in 1953. Southern pacific railroad steam locomotives from 18621962. Southern pacific steam in action classic trains magazine. Locomotives of the southern pacific pacific lines assignments as of march 20, 1957 eng. This anthology is the culmination of kirklands life work documenting the southern pacific empire, the railroad that shaped california and much of the west. A century of southern pacific steam locomotives dunscomb.
A guide to painting and lettering used on southern pacific locomotives and passenger cars from 19 to 1996. Surviving steam locomotives of the southern pacific railroad. The gs6 is a semistreamlined 484 northern type steam locomotive that served the southern pacific railroad from 1943 to 1958 and the western pacific railroad from 1943 to 1953. Shots in the feather river canyon, southern pacific, western pacific. Locomotives, railroads, locomotives, railroads, railways steam locomotives great britain, 19001967 books to borrow 16 16. Century southern pacific steam locomotives 1862 1962 abebooks.
Jesse costa was kind enough to contact me when i started my series of blog posts, and suggested that i post the information about sp steam engines part 1 classes using of his copy of locomotives of the southern pacific, for rail fans and model builders from his collection, which he acquired from an estate sale. Model train locomotives in diesel, steam, electric and more. Century southern pacific steam locomotives 1862 1962. Brass southern pacific ho scale model railroad locomotives. A total of ten were built during world war ii for the southern pacific railroad by the lima locomotive works and were numbered 4460 through 4469 for southern pacific. Excellent overview showing representative steam locomotives on the southern pacific and the central pacific from the general stanford to the daylight. Southern pacific steam pictorial volume 1, by dunscomb, guy l. The information has been provided by members of the southern pacific email group and from the book coauthored by diebert and strapac, southern pacific steam locomotive compendium. A complete collectors file of the only threecylinder 4102 steam locomotives built for service in the usa, used by the southern pacific, union pacific and baldwin rail lines. We have studied these cabstyle units in our volumes 3, 9 and 20.
First edition of this comprehensive history of the southern pacific line, focusing specifically on the steam locomotives in use from 18621962. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. The steam locomotive wasnt invented on the sp, nor did it reach its final flowering here, but the southern pacific was and is unrivaled in the interest its steam locomotives have generated over the years. Features the alltime steam locomotive roster of the southern pacific and its. In the years since, he has accumulated a collection of information and photographs pertaining to locomotives in the west, with a particular emphasis upon those of the. Southern pacific daylight locomotives 97819300117 by church, robert j. Class mm3, b1, mk10, and mk10 steam locomotives are featured. Surviving steam locomotives of the southern pacific. A total of ten were built during world war ii for the southern pacific railroad by the lima locomotive works and were numbered 4460 through 4469 for southern pacific and 481 through 486 for western pacific.
The smokebox and pilot of 4449 at railfair 91 in sacramento, california. Excursion from san francisco to dunsmuir, passing steam trains and the california zephyr. A pictorial anthology of western railroading, by douglas, jack h. It was built by the baldwin locomotive works in march 1944, and was used hauling sps trains over the sierra nevada, often. Southern pacific railroads ac11 class of cab forward steam locomotives was the seventh class of 4882 locomotives ordered by southern pacific sp from baldwin locomotive works. It was built by the baldwin locomotive works in march 1944, and was used hauling sps trains over the sierra nevada, often working on donner pass in california. The most popular southern pacific n scale model train diesel locomotives brands include intermountain railway company, broadway limited imports, atlas, fox valley models, and concor. A century of southern pacific steam locomotives by guy dunscomb and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Hobbylinc carries 11 southern pacific ho scale model train steam locomotives at discounts up to 28%. A century of southern pacific steam locomotives by. This book documents a proud history with diagrams, maps, and over 300 photographs.
This guide is not only about southern pacific s streamliners, but the period long before and provides information on steam locomotives and heavyweight passenger cars. Southern pacific n scale model train diesel locomotives. Aug 11, 2016 classic trains magazine celebrates the golden years of railroading including the north american railroad scene from the late 1920s to the late 1970s. This page is part of david coscias sp site march 15. The gs2 locomotives were the daylights first streamlined steam engine. Southern pacific class am2 articulated mogul cab forward steam locomotive southern pacific companys am2 class of steam locomotives was southern pacifics sp only class of 4662 locomotives ordered and built as cab forward locomotives. Great deals on brass southern pacific ho scale model railroad locomotives. Southern pacific ho scale model train steam locomotives. The 436page book updates or replaces some previous photos and adds many new ones, both black and white and color.
Hobbylinc carries 44 southern pacific n scale model train diesel locomotives at discounts up to 32%. The mission of the southern pacific historical and technical society is to preserve and disseminate the historical record of the southern pacific railroad and its affiliates by promoting preservation, industrial archeology and accurate scale modeling of this great pioneer company which built the. Classic trains magazine celebrates the golden years of railroading including the north american railroad scene from the late 1920s to the late 1970s. Countless models and model railroading detail items have been produced to represent sp steam power.
Southern pacific official cars business, private, instruction, hospital, and company service cars. Southern pacific steam locomotive authority bob church has prepared an entirely new book. Southern pacific lines across texas and louisiana 19341961. This page is dedicated to the surviving steam locomotives of the southern pacific railroad and its subsidiaries. The most popular southern pacific ho scale model train steam locomotives brands include bachmann, and intermountain railway company. Get the best deals on collectible railroad books 1900 now. This book is an easy read that documents the history of southern pacific steam from its origin until the mid 1950s. Southern pacific s sacramento shopsrobert pecotich 496 hardcover the largest and oldest of sps general shops, sacramento built or rebuilt hundreds of steam and diesel locomotives, and thousands of freight and passenger cars, along with exte. A century of southern pacific steam locomotives, 18621962 hardcover january 1, 1984 by guy l. This book is a pictorial anthology of used steam locomotives purchased by the southern pacific railroad, supplemented by historical information and technical specifications. A selection of books on the history of steam locomotives, including the 4102. Includes a roster of every steam and diesel locomotive owned by the cotton belt and its predecessors up to 1977. Diagrams common standard passenger train cars southern pacific lines, as of march 1, 1933 this excellent book contains diagrams of the wood and heavyweight cars up to that time. The first group of 20, numbers 4430 to 4449, were delivered in april and may of 1941, while the second group of 8 gs4s, numbers 4450 to 4457, arrived during march, april.
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