Endangered Steam Locomotives

Bill Jensen · **Joined:** Mon Jan 02, 2017 10:26 am **Posts:** 13

This is it

Richard Glueck · **Posted:** Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:14 am

She looks to be a really good find. Nice size and distribution of weight. If she became available, I would think a shortline would snap her up.

NS 3322 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2018 10:35 am

Santa Cruz, CA
Southern Pacific RR No. 1298
Appears to be neglected, the city sold the tender to the owner of SP 2706.
http://steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=215

2016 photo:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=4462459

Txhighballer · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 10:49 am **Posts:** 773

o484 wrote:

Altus, OK
St. Louis - San Francisco 2-10-0 1615
Appears to be neglected, still has jacketing and possibly asbestos.
http://steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=955

Huston, TX
Southern Pacific 2-10-2 982
Future uncertain, planed to be moved to history museum minus tender, plans cancelled, presently sitting under shrink wrap.
http://steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive ... splay=1177

Galt, IL
Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0 8305
Appears to be more or less abandoned, still has jacketing and possibly asbestos.
http://steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive ... splay=1622

See this thread concerning SP 982:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=39091&hilit=SP+982

ted66 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:21 pm

folks,
i have not seen any California locomotive listed so here is one. I have nothing to do with it; or its owners.

State Belt Railroad #4 is on a couple of flat cars in the old Bay Shore Roundhouse in San Francisco, CA. She is an H.K Porter or Vulcan Iron Works product I believe.

I can report on a success story. The Western Pacific #165 was badly displayed at the Alameda Fairgrounds; but she went to the Western Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola; where she is being restored to steam. Slow but sure as they say!

ted 66

CA1 · **Joined:** Fri Nov 11, 2016 10:17 pm **Posts:** 246

What about SOU 722 rusting away ? Pretty sad.

NS 3322 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 16, 2018 4:39 pm

ted66 wrote:

folks, i have not seen any California locomotive listed...

I listed the SP steamer that is in Santa Cruz.

NS 3322 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 21, 2018 3:40 pm

The locomotives in Oroville, California both appear to have been forgotten.
I am not sure who is in charge of taking care of them, but the WP logo on the 0-6-0 needs to be replaced.
I took these photos in August of 2018.