Southern Pacific 8
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Southern Pacific 8 is a 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" type narrow-gauge steam locomotive, built in 1907 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
No. 8 on display at Carson City, Nevada on February 19, 1975
Carson and Colorado Railway
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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. The narrow gauge track was chosen to reduce
Southern Pacific 8
…Railway (NCO) as their second No. 8, and was sold to Southern Pacific (SP) in 1929. She spent the rest of its career hauling passengers and freight along Southern Pacific's Keeler Branch. The locomotive, along with sisters 9 and #18 were nicknamed "The Slim Princesses". In 1954, an GE 50 Ton diesel locomotive was purchased, relegating…
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Carson & Colorado #10, originally a combination business car and caboose, later named the "Esmeralda," at the Southern California Railway Museum.
Route in 1883
Route as of 1931