SP 1221, 1229, 1269, 1285

bobyar2001 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:51 am

Displayed at Deming, New Mexico since 1960, the 1221 is shown here working the San Jose passenger station in 1954:

http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/steam ... imling.jpg

And here at an earlier date, with a different tender, same location:

http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/steam ... imling.jpg

No. 1229, displayed at Roseburg, Oregon, about three years ago:

http://espee.railfan.net/sp_steam_s-11.html

The 1269, which was back in steam a few years ago, here at the Oakland ferry terminal in the early 1950s; it's now stored at the Niles Canyon. Railway:

http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/steam ... imling.jpg

No. 1285, rusting away on display at Monterrey, a few years ago:

http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/prese ... nhardt.jpg

I think there are 17 SP 0-6-0s extant. I like them all.