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.
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History
editNumber 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
edit- Southern Pacific 2718
- Southern Pacific 2579 - a similar locomotive.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Bailey, Douglas C. (2017). "Southern Pacific RR No. 2706". steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Manley, John (2012). "Progress Reports". Colusa Steam. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
External links
edit39°12′47″N 122°01′17″W / 39.213063°N 122.021405°W
- "Home Page". Colusa Steam. 2017. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- Percy, Richard A. (2008). "Southern Pacific 'Consolidation' Class C-8 2-8-0: 58 units". Espee Railfan. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- Lipps, Jeremy (7 November 2013). "#CALTRAIN150: Rise and Fall of the Bayshore Roundhouse". Peninsula Moves (blog). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. Retrieved 4 May 2017.