Locomotives of the southern pacific spotters guide book. Get the best deals on brass southern pacific ho scale model railroad locomotives when you shop the largest online selection at. A century of southern pacific steam locomotives, 18621962 hardcover 1984 by guy l. Brass southern pacific ho scale model railroad locomotives. Surviving steam locomotives of the southern pacific. The most popular southern pacific ho scale model train steam locomotives brands include bachmann, and intermountain railway company. Southern pacific considered passenger locomotives to be distinctthey should deliver 2,000 or more horsepower per unit and would ride on sixwheel trucks that carried traction motors only on the outer axles, leaving the center axles as idlers. This book is a pictorial anthology of used steam locomotives purchased by the southern pacific railroad, supplemented by historical information and technical specifications. Comprising 88 pages allows a reader to get an executive overview of the southern pacifics operations. Train, railroad, transportation books from karens books. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our.
Southern pacific steam power in the shop and on the road. In 1932, dunscomb took his first photograph, of a southern pacific steam locomotive. Century southern pacific steam locomotives 1862 1962. Apr 02, 2012 among the signature steam locomotives of the southern pacific was surely the daylight 484. A century of southern pacific steam locomotives, 18621962 reprint by dunscomb, guy l. Discount on a century of southern pacific steam locomotives, 18621962 or order our colourful new catalogue today. In all, there are more than 340 photos included in this book.
Brass southern pacific steam locomotive ho scale model railroad locomotives make an offer ho southern pacific brass 280 c9 by balboa factory box sp steam loco. A union pacific railroad folio locomotive diagram book issued in 1911 showed engines of this class as. A pictorial anthology of western railroading paperback 1962. This massive tome focuses on the history of the southern pacific, and also has information on amtrak, metrolink, industrial railroads, and little known railroads such as the monorail that operated at busch gardens. Dunscombs book is still the best place to get information about the history and development of. Hi all, i was reading in trains magazine about southern 630 and the new ns steam program. Southern pacific railroad book hardback company steam. Southern pacific railroad locomotive paint and appearance locomotive paint and appearance like most railroads, the sp painted most of its steam locomotives black during the 20th century, but after 1945 sp painted the front of the locomotives smokebox silver almost white in appearance, with graphite colored sides, for visibility. This page is part of david coscias sp site march 15. A century of southern pacific steam locomotives, 18621962. Twelve ac9 class locomotives were built by lima in 1939 and were southern pacifics largest and heaviest steam engines, partly a consequence of low quality coal these engines were designed to burn. The ac9 was one of two southern pacific railroads articulated steam locomotive class that ran smokebox forward after 1920. Top 20 extinct uk and us steam locomotives part 1 2011 duration. 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.
Dec 03, 2016 southern pacific steam power in the shop and on the road. A pictorial anthology of western railroading, by douglas, jack h. Hobbylinc carries 12 southern pacific ho scale model train steam locomotives at discounts up to 35%. Get the best deals on southern pacific ho scale model railroad locomotives when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. From the earliest unstreamlined gs1 class, to the famous gs4 and preserved member of the class no. The locomotives were notable for their green with gold trim liveries, and have been regarded by smithsonian curator john h. Apr 14, 2012 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. Media in category southern pacific railroad steam locomotives the following 77 files are in this category, out of 77 total.
The 1910 baldwinbuilt mogultype locomotive operated for many years out of oakland on the sp western division and in californias central valley where the type were fondly called valley. A century of southern pacific steam locomotives by. Southern pacific daylight locomotives signature press. The system was operated by various companies under the names southern pacific railroad, southern pacific company and southern pacific transportation company the. Lots of great, detailed photographs of all classes of gs locomotives. It used two of nzrs famous abclass pacific locomotives, built in the 1920s. The smokebox and pilot of 4449 at railfair 91 in sacramento. Initially a mallettype steam locomotive the cab forwards have their beginnings around 1908 when the southern pacific ordered two mallets of the 2882 arrangement to negotiate the very steep sacramento division with grades of 2. Southern pacific company steam locomotive conpendium. Southern pacific lines coast line division the route of the. The southern pacific issued book lets for their employees.
Growing up, scott witnessed the twilight of the oncemighty southern pacific empire while photographing the corporation throughout california. Class mm3, b1, mk10, and mk10 steam locomotives are featured. The pacific locomotive association has purchased southern pacific 260 no. It used two of nzrs famous abclass pacific locomotives, built in the 1920s, and a number of preserved wooden carriages dating back to 1898, including an historic birdcage balcony car. A century of southern pacific steam locomotives, 18621962 guy l. Mar 28, 2020 this culminated twenty years later with the publication of the book, southern pacific in the san fernando valley. Southern pacific ho scale model train steam locomotives. In dunscombs a century of southern pacific steam locomotives. While the excel file i created does not list every car in numerical order, it. Model train locomotives in diesel, steam, electric and more.
Southern pacific daylight locomotives hardcover book. Get the best deals on southern pacific ho scale model railroad locomotives when you shop the largest online selection at. 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. The ps4 was a class of 462 steam locomotives built for the southern railway, as well as its subsidiaries, the alabama great southern railroad and the cincinnati, new orleans and texas pacific railway. A good reference for color photos from the period are the morning sun book southern pacific in color first volume and the video by video rails, southern pacific. Southern pacific lines coast line division the route of. Southern pacific 2472 is a 462 heavy pacific type steam locomotive built by the baldwin locomotive works for southern pacific railroad sp in 1921. Get the best deals on collectible railroad books 1900 now.
Southern pacific lines maintenance of way equipment by bruce r. A century of southern pacific steam locomotives dunscomb. This page is dedicated to the surviving steam locomotives of the southern pacific railroad and its subsidiaries. Features the alltime steam locomotive roster of the southern pacific and its. 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 western united states. Southern pacific steam locomotives hardcover january, 1978 by donald duke author. The pacific type became one of the most prolific and common steam locomotive designs during the first two decades of the 20th century and was by far the most widely used for passenger service.
Southern pacific steam locomotive authority bob church has prepared an entirely new book. It includes full technical details, specifications, and complete historical data on all the daylights. A century of southern pacific steam locomotives by dunscomb wmap supplement. Surviving steam locomotives of the southern pacific railroad.
Southern pacific railroad locomotive paint and appearance. Ho scale brass balboa southern pacific 282 mikado sp steam engine vandy tender. Oct 08, 2018 jack herris has written 25 books on wwi aviation. The southern pacific reporting mark sp or espee from the railroad initials sp was an american class i railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated in the western united states. A historical list of where steam was preserved back in 1959. Southern pacific ho scale model railroad locomotives for. Sp 2472 is one of three surviving southern pacific 462 pacific locomotivesms, the other two bring nos. 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. Hobbylinc carries over 200 southern pacific model train locomotives at discounts up to 35% including diesel ho, diesel n, steam ho, steam n, and diesel z. This book covers the history of the southern pacific, and the factors that led to the development of the gs class locomotives.
A working list of books and booklets on the southern pacific and related subsidiaries compiled by peter j. For individuals seeking in depth coverage of this railroad, they will be disappointed as much of the material seems cumulative. Southern pacific railroad company steam locomotive compendium 1987. Model railroader steam locomotives book and steam locomotives of the santa fe an. The soft cover book steam glory 2 by kalmbach publications 2007 has an article southern pacifics painted ladies which shows color photos from the 1940s and 1950s revealing that a number of sp 060 yard engines, usually assigned to passenger terminals were painted in. A century of southern pacific steam locomotives by dunscomb. The yellowstone type steam locomotive design, of the 2884 wheel arrangement and an articulated design meaning that either one, or both sets of driving wheels pivots to better and more safely negotiate curves, featured many of the peak technological advances of the motive power and being developed in the late 1920s had an extremely short lifespan, as some yellowstones were barely 10 years. Southern pacific daylight steam locomotives book traintech. 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. Sp southern pacific locomotive roster railroad picture.
The last incarnation of the southern pacific, the southern pacific transportation company, was founded in 1969 and assumed control of the southern pacific system. Scott inman has been a lifelong historian, author, and modeler of the southern pacific. Best a century of southern pacific steam locomotives, 18621962. The yellowstone type was also one of the longest steam locomotives ever built and could produce well over 6,000 hp in some classes the northern pacifics z5 class was one that could not, only producing around 5,000 hp. Theres few tear on the cover please see it on pictures but other than that its in good condition thank you we will ship fast. The southern pacific transportation company was acquired in 1995 by the union pacific corporation and merged with their union pacific railroad. Nice shopping on a century of southern pacific steam locomotives, 18621962. Audio recordings of diesel locomotives and steam locomotives. 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.
Every boys book of railways and steamships 1911 14758677222. Brass southern pacific ho scale model railroad locomotives ebay. This publication addressed the diesel locomotives of the sp in a somewhat larger format than the earlier annuals. While the southern and pennsylvanias 462s were perhaps the two most celebrated classes there were dozens of others, as nearly 100 different railroads would ultimately roster at least one pacific. Volume one is a pictorial anthology of used steam locomotives purchased by the southern pacific railroad, supplemented by historical information and technical specifications. List of preserved southern pacific railroad rolling stock. Locomotives of the southern pacific spotters guide book a few months ago, mr.
Dunscomb had his first contact with trains there, as the visalia electric passed his. 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. Twelve ac9 class locomotives were built by lima in 1939 and were southern pacific s largest and heaviest steam engines, partly a consequence of low quality coal these engines were designed to burn. The 462s large drivers and high tractive efforts of the time made them ideal for such operations where they could regularly cruise at speeds over 70 mph. This book is an easy read that documents the history of southern pacific steam from its origin until the mid 1950s. Amazing american cab forward steam loco 2007 youtube. Following the success of our recent book on sp 4294, the goal of this series is to share as many photos as possible of the subject matter featured. The most popular southern pacific model train locomotives brands include intermountain railway company, athearn, broadway limited imports, bachmann, and kato usa inc. 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. Among the signature steam locomotives of the southern pacific was surely the daylight 484. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices.