Southern Pacific #8 is a 4-6-0 narrow-gauge steam locomotive, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in August 1907.
SP #8 at Sparks, Nevada
Carson and Colorado Railway
The Carson and Colorado Railway was a U.S. 3 ft narrow gauge railroad that ran from Mound House, Nevada, to Keeler, California, below the Cerro Gordo Mines. It was incorporated on May 10, 1880, as the Carson and Colorado Railroad, and construction on the railroad began on May 31, 1880. The narrow gauge track was chosen to reduce cost. Much of the route now parallels U.S. Route 95 Alternate, U.S. Route 95, Nevada State Route 360, U.S. Route 6, and U.S. Route 395.
Route in 1883
Route as of 1931
The second engine #9, painted in Southern Pacific livery, currently located at the Laws Railroad Museum in Laws, California.
The engine #18, painted in Southern Pacific livery, currently located in Independence, California. Restored and Operable.