Southern Pacific class AC-12
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Southern Pacific Railroad's AC-12 class of simple articulated 4-8-8-2 cab forward steam locomotives was the last class of steam locomotives ordered by Southern Pacific. They were built by Baldwin Loco
Southern Pacific 4294 on display at the California State Railroad Museum
Baldwin Locomotive Works
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The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American manufacturer of railway locomotives from 1825 to 1951. Originally located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it moved to nearby Eddystone in the early 20th cen
Southern Pacific class AC-12
…of simple articulated 4-8-8-2 cab forward steam locomotives was the last class of steam locomotives ordered by Southern Pacific. They were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) during World War II, with the first, number 4275, entering service on October 27, 1943, and the last, 4294, on March 19, 1944. Each locomotive…
Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1875
Baldwin Locomotive Works builder's plate, 1922
Baldwin Locomotive Works c. 1900
Matthias W. Baldwin, the company's founder