South Pacific Coast Railway Locomotive Roster

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California / Common Carrier / South Pacific Coast Railway

Compiled by John F. Hall.

Locomotives of the South Pacific Coast Railway (1887-1908)
No./Name Whyte Builder C/N[1] Order Date[2] In Service Date Class[2] Cyl.[2] Drv.[2] Wt. Notes
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 Felton 0-6-0 H. K. Porter 236 Feb. 1876 Aug. 1876[3] 9½x14 30in Ex. SPC Railroad, To Dougherty Extension Railroad No. 1 by 1897[4], To Wildwood Railroad by 1909[5]
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 2 4-4-0 Baldwin 3970 June 1876 Sept. 1876[6] 8-18C-29 12x16 42in 44,300 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. Wrecked October 27, 1902[7] Scrapped November 2, 1902.[8]
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 3 4-4-0 Baldwin 3971 June 1876 Sept. 1876[6] 8-18C-30 12x16 42in 44,300 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. Wrecked May 30, 1890.[9] Rebuilt. To the Colusa and Lake Railroad
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 4 4-4-0 Baldwin 4214 Aug. 1877 Feb. 1878[10][11] 8-18½C-3 12x18 42in 45,500 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. Scrapped February 2, 1901.[8]
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 5 4-4-0 Baldwin 4222 Aug. 1877 Feb. 1878[10][11] 8-18½C-4 12x18 42in 45,500 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. To Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Co. October 15, 1906.[8]
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 6 4-4-0 Baldwin 4223 Aug. 1877 Feb. 1878[10][11] 8-18½C-5 12x18 42in 45,500 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. To Nevada & California (SP)[12] Scrapped May 1926.[13]
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 7 4-4-0 Baldwin 4224 Aug. 1877 Feb. 1878[10][11] 8-18½C-6 12x18 48in 45,600 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. Renumbered 26, January 28, 1905. To Ilwaco Railroad and Navigation Co. February 2, 1907.[8] Scrapped 1931[12]
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 8 4-4-0 Baldwin 4225 Aug. 1877 Feb. 1878[10][11] 8-18½C-7 12x18 48in 45,600 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. Scrapped June 8, 1898.[8]
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 9 4-4-0 Baldwin 4956 Dec. 1879 March 1880[14] 8-22C-41 14x18 43in 50,400 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. Standard gauge coupler pockets added abt 1895 for movements along dual gauge track between Los Gatos and San Jose. To Ilwaco Railroad and Navigation Co. July 18, 1908. Scrapped 1931[12]
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 10 4-4-0 Baldwin 4960 Dec. 1879 March 1880[14] 8-22C-42 14x18 43in 50,400 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. To North Shore Railroad December 9 1907.[8]
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 11 2-6-0 Baldwin 5649 Nov. 1880 June 1881[15] 8-22D-27 14x18 44in 49,900 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. To Nevada & California (SP) July 1906[8] Scrapped July 1934.[13]
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 12 2-6-0 Baldwin 5650 Nov. 1880 June 1881[15] 8-22D-28 14x18 44in 49,900 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. To Nevada & California (SP) July 1906[8] Scrapped June 1934.[13]
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 13 2-8-0 Baldwin 6157 March 1882 June 1882[16] 10-24E-103 15x18 36in 57,100 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. To Nevada & California (SP) October 1906[8] Scrapped Nov. 1927[13]
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 14 4-4-0 Baldwin 7249 Dec. 1883 May 1884[17] 8-22C-52 14x18 50in 57,100 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. To North Shore R.R. July 1907[8]
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 15 4-4-0 Baldwin 7236 Dec. 1883 May 1884[17] 8-22C-54 14x18 50in 57,100 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. To North Shore R.R. July 1907[8]
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 16 4-4-0 Baldwin 7604 March 1885 June 1885[18] 8-24C-115 15x18 48in 52,000 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. To Nevada & California (SP) August 1906[8] Scrapped Feb. 1911.[13]
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 17 4-4-0 Baldwin 7605 March 1885 June 1885[18] 8-24C-116 15x18 48in 52,000 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. To Nevada & California (SP) August 1906[8] Scrapped April 1933.[13]
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 18 4-6-0 Baldwin 7939 Feb. 1886 June 1886[19] 10-26D-42 16x20 48in 74,000 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. To Nevada & California (SP) July 1906[8]. scrapped Oct. 1951[13]
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 19 4-6-0 Baldwin 7941 Feb. 1886 June 1886[19] 10-26D-43 16x20 48in 74,000 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. To Nevada & California (SP) August 1906[8] Scrapped Dec. 1935.[13]
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 20 4-6-0 Baldwin 8486 Sept. 1886 May 1887[20] 10-26D-45 16x20 48in 74,000 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. To North Shore R.R. January 1908[8]
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 21 4-6-0 Baldwin 8487 Sept. 1886 May 1887[20] 10-26D-46 16x20 48in 74,000 lbs Ex. SPC Railroad. To Nevada & California (SP) October 1906[8] Scrapped April 1952.[13]
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 22 4-6-0 Baldwin 9929 Feb. 1889 ? 10-26D 16x20 48in 74,000 lbs To Nevada & California (SP) July 1906[8] Scrapped Dec. 1935.[13]
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 23 4-6-0 Baldwin 11925 May 1891 ? 10-26D-103 16x20 48in 74,000 lbs To Ilwaco Railroad and Navigation Co. January 1907.[8] Scrapped 1931[12]
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 24 2-6-0 New York 21 1883 May 1897 ? 16x20 45in 65,600 lbs Ex. Portland & Willamette Valley No. 2. Scrapped Jan. 1902[8]
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 25 2-6-0 New York 22 1883 May 1897 ? 16x20 45in 65,600 lbs Ex. Portland & Willamette Valley No. 3. Sold Mitchell Mining Co. of Mexico Aug. 1907, never delivered. To NCNGRR July 1915.[8]


  1. ↑ For Baldwin Locomotivies -- Baldwin Locomotive Works Construction Numbers Index, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 For the Baldwin Locomotives -- Baldwin Locomotive Works Engine Specifications, 1869-1938, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University
  3. ↑ Santa Cruz Sentinel August 19, 1876, page 3
  4. ↑ Santa Cruz Daily Sentinel February 25, 1897, page 3
  5. ↑ Santa Cruz Morning Sentinel April 18, 1909, page 1
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sacramento Daily Record-Union September 9, 1876, page 5
  7. ↑ San Francisco Call October 28, 1902, page 1.
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 MacGregor, Bruce A. South Pacific Coast, Howell North, 1968.
  9. ↑ Oakland Daily Evening Tribune, June 3, 1890, page 1
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Sacramento Daily Record-Union January 30 and 31, 1878, page 3
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Santa Cruz Sentinel February 23, 1878, page 3
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Shaw, Frederic, et.al., Oil Lamps and Iron Ponies, Bay Books, 1949, corrected edition.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 Bader, Robert, Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge Locomotives and Freight Equipment, SPH&TS, 2010
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 San Francisco Chronicle March 24, 1880, page 4
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Daily Alta California June 5, 1881, page 1
  16. ↑ San Jose Daily Morning Times June 4, 1882, page 3
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Alameda Weekly Argus May 17, 1884, page 3
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 /Alameda Weekly Argus June 27, 1885, page 3
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Oakland Daily Evening Tribune June 19, 1886, page 1
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Alameda Semi-Weekly Argus May 21, 1887, page 3

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